Inside Precision Medicine July 10, 2025
AI could transform routine clinical X-rays into a powerful tool to screen for osteoporosis, researchers have discovered. Their findings, in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, revealed that it was possible to estimate bone mineral density using a system that applied deep learning to X-ray images.
Interestingly, the diagnostic system was able to estimate not only bone mineral density in the lumbar region but also in the femoral region using a plain lumbar anteroposterior X‐ray image. Although it was more accurate for the lumbar region, even its accuracy for the femoral region was deemed “acceptable” by the researchers.
“Bone mineral density measurement is essential for screening and diagnosing osteoporosis, but limited access to diagnostic equipment means that millions of people worldwide...
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