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Bone metabolism at the spine and hip measured using 18F-PET, 3rd Joint meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society & the International Bone and Mineral Society, 7-11 May 2011, Athens, Greece. [Bone, Volume 48:S89-S89, Supplement 2, May 2011]

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Bone metabolism at the spine and hip measured using 18F-PET, 3rd Joint meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society & the International Bone and Mineral Society, 7-11 May 2011, Athens, Greece. [Bone, Volume 48:S89-S89, Supplement 2, May 2011]
BONETURNOVERATTHESPINEANDHIP
MEASUREDUSING18FPETCT
AIM
•Tocomparethedifferencesinregionalbonemetabolism(Ki)
andstandardizeduptakevalues(SUV)atthehipandlumbar
spine
Funding:IrishHealthResearchBoard
METHODS
12healthypostmenopausalwomen
Nohistoryofmetabolicbonedisorder
Exceptuntreatedosteoporosisinthespine
Nohistoryofmedicationsaffectingbonemetabolism
Bonemineraldensity(BMD)Tscore
Hip:‐2.4to1.7;Lumbarspine:‐2.9to1.4
Scanning:2weeksapart
Statistics:Wilcoxonpairedsignedranktest
RESULTS
CONCLUSIONS
KiandSUVare
Higherintrabecularbonethanincorticalbone
3timesgreaterinspinecomparedtothehips

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