Atlas of Focal Structral Defects Atlas for Clinical Densitometry Shool of Medicine and Public Health

 Metal and Other Artifacts, Case 120

T
scores

Area
(cm2)

BMC
(g)

BMD
(g/cm2)

-3.8

12.93

6.61

0.511

-4.5

14.67

7.89

0.538

-4.9

16.13

8.79

0.545

-5.0

17.83

10.18

0.571

 

 

 

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L1

L2

L3

L4

Consensus exclusions

L1

L2

L3

L4
Comments: A focal structural anomaly is present in L4, possibly related to facet osteoarthritis. Superior endplate sclerosis is present in L3. Despite these anomalies, the L1-L4 T-score is -4.0 indicating a densitometric diagnosis of osteoporosis. The total hip and femoral neck T-scores are -4.2 and -4.0, respectively. 

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