Fat Fraction Estimation of the Vertebrae in Females Using the T2*-IDEAL Technique in Detection of Reduced Bone Mineralization Level: Comparison With Bone Mineral Densitometry

ERGEN F. B., Gulal G., Yildiz A. E., Celik A., Karakaya J., AYDINGÖZ Ü.

JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY, cilt.38, sa.2, ss.320-324, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rct.0b013e3182aa4d9d
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.320-324
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study was to use the T2*-iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least squares estimation quantification (IDEAL) technique to estimate vertebral fat fraction (FF) and compare it with bone mineralization levels in females.