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REVIEW article
Front. Endocrinol.
Sec. Bone Research
Volume 16 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1356831
Computed tomography provides a "one-stop-shop" targeted analysis for coronary artery calcification and osteoporosis: A review
Provisionally accepted
Qian Wang 1
Wenhong Liu 1* Huazhi Liao 1* Weipeng Qing 1*
Minyi Zhang 2 Deqiu Tang 3* Guanghua Luo 3*
Heng Zhao 3*- 1 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
- 2 The University of South China, Hengyang, China
- 3 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
The global trend towards longer lifespans has led to an aging population and a rise in the prevalence of diseases that predominantly affect elderly people. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and osteoporosis (OP) are common in elderly populations. CT scans provide a reliable method to assess and monitor the progression of these diseases. In this review, the relationship between OP and CAC in terms of pathophysiological mechanism, comorbidity risk factors and clinical manifestations is reviewed, with a focus on the advancements in CT imaging, clinical applications and the possibility for “one-stop-shop” for examination.
Keywords: computed tomography, Coronary artery calcification, Osteoporosis, Bone-vascular axis, "one-stop-shop" analysis
Received: 01 Feb 2024; Accepted: 05 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Liu, Liao, Qing, Zhang, Tang, Luo and Zhao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Wenhong Liu, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
Huazhi Liao, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
Weipeng Qing, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China
Deqiu Tang, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
Guanghua Luo, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
Heng Zhao, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
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