Publications in Scientific Journals:
E. DallŽAra, D. H. Pahr, P. Varga, F. Kainberger, P.K. Zysset:
"QCT-Based Finite Element Models Predict Human Vertebral Strength in Vitro Significantly Better than Simulated DEXA";
Osteoporosis International,
23
(2012),
2;
563
- 572.
English abstract:
While dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is considered the gold standard to evaluate fracture risk in vivo, in the present study, the quantitative computed tomography (QCT)-based finite element modeling has been found to provide a quantitative and significantly improved prediction of vertebral strength in vitro. This technique might be used in vivo considering however the much larger doses of radiation needed for QCT.
"Official" electronic version of the publication (accessed through its Digital Object Identifier - DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1568-3