Hounsfield unit

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Hounsfield unit predicts osteoporosis in humans (maximum AUC: 0.875 (95% CI: 0.841-0.909)).
Humansto detect osteopenia and osteoporosis
The association between bone density evaluated on CT or MRI versus the gold standard dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in the lumbar spine and hip: a meta-analysis
Brain & spine25 Jul 2026

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Association of Post-Dexamethasone Cortisol With Cardiovascular and Metabolic Comorbidities in Patients With Nonfunctioning Adrenal Adenomas

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PLOS One29 Sep

Investigation of age- and sex-related changes in cancellous bone density in the human spine using CT

Cross-sectional study of 71 peopleBones and joints

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Biology26 Sep

Beyond Mean HU: Spatial Radiodensity Mapping of the Human Hyoid as a Baseline for Morphological and Biomechanical Investigation

Cross-sectional study of 300 peopleBiomarkers

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Medical Sciences24 Sep

Thoracic Skeletal Muscle Attenuation Predicts Sex-Specific Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-Sex-Specific Insights into Risk Stratification and Frailty Assessment

Cohort study of 479 peopleBiomarkers

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International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery24 Sep

Automated framework for volumetric musculoskeletal segmentation and assessment of torso CT images in large-scale databases

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BioMed Research International24 Sep

Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Imaging on Coronary CT Angiography: From Fat Attenuation Index to Radiomic Risk Phenotyping

ReviewBiomarkers

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Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports9 Sep

Pre-operative Computed Tomography-based Sarcopenia Assessment as a Predictor of Mortality and Functional Outcome following Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery

Cohort study of 50 peopleHip fracture

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Osteoporosis International6 Sep

Multi-center validation of automated CT-based L1 vertebral Hounsfield unit

Cohort study of 123,001 peopleBiomarkers

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Journal of Neurosurgery Spine28 Aug

Combining universal access with high precision for revolutionary osteoporosis screening: CT-based 3D-HU volumetric bone density

Cohort study of 264 peopleOsteoporosis

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Diabetes & Metabolism Journal28 Aug

Thigh Muscle Quality Predicts the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cohort study of 2,129 peopleType 2 diabetes

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