@Article{Skowrońska-Jóźwiak2010,
journal="Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny",
issn="1643-8876",
volume="9",
number="2",
year="2010",
title="Vertebral fracture assessment in algorithm of osteoporosis diagnostics",
abstract="Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) is a new method, based on fan-beam DXA and used for diagnostic imaging of vertebral bodies. Vertebral fractures are among the most frequent osteoporotic bone injuries; however, their identification is rather difficult. Their clinical significance is very high, as they are a risk factor for subsequent fractures, both vertebral and non-vertebral, causing back pain and kyphosis, increasing respiratory and gastric discomfort and, eventually, leading to disability and death. The most important advantages of the VFA method include: safety (low radiation dose), the possibility to be combined with densitometry (convenience for patient and staff) and higher cost-effectiveness vs. classic X-ray examination. VFA sensitivity and specificity are similar to those of classic X-ray, regarding the diagnostics of grade 2 and 3 vertebral fractures. The main disadvantage of VFA is its lower resolution vs. that of X-ray. Patients with densitometric features of osteopenia, in whom the diagnosis of vertebral fractures may bias their therapeutic qualification, are the primary candidates for VFA examination.",
author="Skowrońska-Jóźwiak, Elżbieta
and Lewiński, Andrzej",
pages="67--70",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Vertebral-fracture-assessment-in-algorithm-of-osteoporosis-diagnostics,4,14745,1,1.html"
}