Opportunistic Chest CT Paraspinal Muscle Biomarkers to Predict Longitudinal Thoracic Vertebral Bone Mineral Density Loss: Results from MESA

Radiology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Quincy Alexander Hathaway, Elena Ghotbi, Tommy Pan, Sara Momtazmanesh, Joshua G. Klein, Matthew Allison, Eduardo J. Mortani Barbosa, R Graham Barr, David A. Bluemke, João A.C. Lima, Wendy S. Post, Geoffrey H. Tison
+3 more Bharath Ambale‐Venkatesh, Matthew Jay Budoff, Shadpour Demehri
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.260238
Cited by: 1
References: 24

Abstract

Paraspinal muscle attenuation at opportunistic noncontrast chest CT helps predict longitudinal thoracic vertebral bone mineral density loss beyond clinical risk factors in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Bone health and osteoporosis research Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Radiology
Publisher
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Volume
320
Issue
3
Pages
e260238–e260238
Publication date
1 September 2026
Language
EN