Automated Fast Prediction of Bone Mineral Density From Low-dose Computed Tomography.

Journal: Academic radiology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Low-dose chest CT (LDCT) is commonly employed for the early screening of lung cancer. However, it has rarely been utilized in the assessment of volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and the diagnosis of osteoporosis (OP).

Authors

  • Kun Zhou
    School of Mathematics Science, Peking University, Beijing, China.
  • Enhui Xin
    Academy for Engineering and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Shan Yang
    Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Xiao Luo
    Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, China.
  • Yuqi Zhu
    Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, NO. 7 Pengfei Road, Dapeng District, Shenzhen 518124, China.
  • Yanwei Zeng
    Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Middle Road, Shanghai 200040, China; Institute of Functional and Molecular Medical Imaging, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Middle Road, Shanghai 200040, China.
  • Junyan Fu
    Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China. Electronic address: 22111220057@m.fudan.edu.cn.
  • Zhuoying Ruan
    Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.
  • Rong Wang
    College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shanxi, China. Electronic address: wangrong91@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
  • Daoying Geng
    Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Rd. Middle, Shanghai, 200040, China. GengdaoyingGDY@163.com.
  • Liqin Yang
    Academy for Engineering and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.