Discrimination of osteoporotic patients with quantitative ultrasound using imaging or non-imaging device.

Objectives: Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) has emerged as a new tool in the assessment of fracture risk. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical utility of QUS parameters measured using imaging and non-imaging devices in the discrimination of osteoporotic patients.

Methods: QUS (Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation, BUA dB/MHz, and Speed of Sound, SOS m/s) were measured and then statistical analyses were performed.