Endocrine Abstracts

Vertebral morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) is a new tool developed to evaluate the presence of vertebral fractures – main symptoms of osteoporosis. The study aimed at comparing selected morphometric parameters of vertebrae in men and women in various age groups. 965 healthy persons have been involved in the study: 616 female and 349 male, their age ranging from 18 to 79 years. Lateral densitometric scans of the thoracic-lumbar spine were made using Expert-XL densit...

Vertebral morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) is a new tool developed to evaluate the presence of vertebral deformities. Low dose of radiation, fan-beam and the centerline scan technique are believes more advantageous than the classic morphometry using conventional lateral radiograms. We assessed the prevalence of vertebral fractures by MXA in adult population of &Lstrok;ód&zacute; region as a part of Polish population studied in EPOLOS epidemiological study.<p cl...