Bone's FRAX: Volumetric Bone Mineral Density Measurements for CT Method Validation

42.0 KB of paired measurement data for validating an automated phantom-less quantitative CT system called "Bone's FRAX" in osteoporosis screening. The dataset records volumetric bone mineral density for T11, T12, and L1 vertebrae from participants scanned on five CT scanner models, comparing results from the new method and the gold standard phantom-based approach. Authored by Yizhang Tong and last updated on 2026-05-12.

Use Cases

• Validate the performance of the 'Bone's FRAX' phantom-less QCT system based on comparison data with gold standard PB-QCT.
• Analyze the correlation between Hounsfield Unit values and bone density measurements based on paired data from CT devices.
• Compare bone mineral density measurements across different CT scanner models (Incisive CT, IQon Spectral CT, etc.) based on categorized participant data.
• Assess the use of visceral and subcutaneous fat as internal references for calibration based on the PL-QCT method results.

Strengths

• Provides direct comparison data between a novel PL-QCT method and the gold standard PB-QCT for validation.
• Includes measurements from five specific CT scanner models (Incisive CT, IQon Spectral CT, Definition Flash, Revolution HD, Force CT).
• Data is structured in two separate Excel files for vBMD measurements and paired HU/bone density values.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 42.0 KB, indicating a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Yizhang Tong via figshare

Collection Method

Original measurement data collected for validating a specific PL-QCT system.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 12:42:58; freshness should be verified.