This study evaluates whether opportunistic osteoporosis screening using routinely acquired computed tomography (CT) scans improves fracture risk prediction compared with guideline-recommended FRAX-based screening from age 50. In current practice, few high-risk individuals identified by FRAX actually receive confirmatory dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), despite the growing health and economic burden of osteoporotic fractures. Volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and CT-based detection of vertebral fractures can be extracted from existing CT images obtained for other indications, offering a non-invasive way to capture key determinants of fracture and mortality risk, including low BMD, age, and prevalent fractures. The trial therefore compares the diagnostic performance of FRAX major osteoporotic fracture risk versus CT-derived vBMD and CT-identified vertebral fractures for predicting incident vertebral fractures in older adults.
Age range
40 Years
Sex
ALL
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Incident vertebral fracture
Timeframe: From enrollment to minimum 5 years follow-up