A team of University of California, Berkeley researchers has developed a “virtual stress test” for CT-based assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) in an evaluation for osteoporosis.

The technology’s development is timely, as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is currently reviewing its 2018 guidance for osteoporosis screening, lead researcher Tony Keaveny, PhD, of Berkeley BioMechanics Laboratory, told AuntMinnie.com. Currently, the task force doesn’t recommend osteoporosis screening for men, even though men sustain one-third of all hip fractures and that drug treatment for the condition in men is as effective as it is in women… Continue reading.