Opportunistic Chest CT Paraspinal Muscle Biomarkers to Predict Longitudinal Thoracic Vertebral Bone Mineral Density Loss: Results from MESA.
Background Muscle and bone loss commonly coexist with aging, but the role of paraspinal muscle in predicting longitudinal thoracic vertebral bone mineral density (BMD) remains poorly understood. Purpose To evaluate whether CT-derived paraspinal muscle attenuation and volume independently predict longitudinal thoracic v...