Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the accuracy in the detection of abdominal aortic calcification by densitometry as compared with lateral spine radiography. Materials and Methods: Study comprising 80 individuals, 50 of them with abdominal aortic calcification and 30 without calcification. Densitometry was performed once for each participant, with the patient in right lateral decubitus position. Results: Both groups were similar in terms of age range and body mass indexmean age of 74.56 ± 10.55 years and 68.40 ± 10.80 ye… Show more
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