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Vol 70, No 4 (2019)
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Trabecular bone score (TBS) as a noninvasive and complementary tool for clinical diagnosis of bone structure in endocrine disorders

Jowita Halupczok-Żyła1, Łukasz Gojny1, Marek Bolanowski1
DOI: 10.5603/EP.a2019.0022
Pubmed: 31489959
Endokrynol Pol 2019;70(4):350-356.

Abstract

Trabecular bone score (TBS) index has recently been obtained as a result of textural greyscale analysis of DXA images. Because it enables the assessment of bone microarchitectural texture, TBS may be useful in evaluating bone quality. This study explores the current knowledge of the use of TBS in patients with endocrine disorders with co-occurring bone structure changes. Currently, the clinical importance TBS was verified in terms of disorders of the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor 1 (GH/IGF-I) axis, glucocorticoid excess, thyroid and parathyroid disease, as well as in diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2.
It has been clarified that patients suffering from various endocrinopathies are a group in which TBS should be used routinely because it correlates with clinical factors and may improve patient management in various endocrine disorders. 

Keywords: osteoporosisfracturesbone quality

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