Incidental vertebral compression fractures in imaging studies: Lessons not learned by radiologists

Table 1 Comparison of demographics data and results from the 12 studies that were reviewed

Scientific study			Patients demographics					Vertebral fractures (%)
Year and author1	Imaging modality	Anatomical region	Total(n)	Sex (%)		Age (yr)		Method of assessment	Morphometric cut-off	Fractures prevalence	Reporting rate
				Male	Female	Range	mean
2000-Gehlbach	X-Rays	Chest	934	0.0	100	60-97	75.9	SQM	25	14.1	51.8
2003-Mui	X-Rays	Chest	106	0.0	100	55-89	65.0	SQM	25	24.5	15.3
2004-Kim	X-Rays	Chest	100	53.0	47	> 60	75.2	SQM	25	22.0	54.5
2004-Delmas	X-Rays	Spine	2451	0.0	100	65-80	71.3	SQM and QM	20	32.1	66.3
2005-Majumdar	X-Rays	Chest	459	52.3	47.7	> 60	75.2	SQM	25	15.6	59.7
2006-Casez	X-Rays	Chest or Spine	464	54.0	46	60-97	75.9	SQM	20	30.8	29.3
2007-Williams	MDCT	Chest	192	50.5	49.5	55-93	70.1	SQM	25	19.7	13.1
2007-Woo	MDCT	Chest	200	52.0	48	18-92	61.0	SQM	20	35.0	8.5
2007-Bartalena	MDCT	Chest and/or Abdomen	323	60.7	39.3	20-88	62.6	Mixed	15	9.5	14.6
2008-Muller	MDCT	Chest and/or Abdomen	112	0.0	100	55-87	67.4	SQM	20	24.1	0.0
2008-Obaid	MDCT	Abdomen	307	51.5	48.5	18-90	65.0	SQM	20	13.6	4.7
2008-Cataldi	X-Rays	Chest	145	50.3	49.7	50-86	67.5	SQM	25	12.4	11.0

¹Year refers to Epub date when available. See reference list. MDCT: Multidetector computed tomography; SQM: Semiquantitative morphometry; QM: Quantitative morphometry.