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Population-based study of age- and sex-related differences in muscle density and size in thoracic and lumbar spine: the Framingham study

F. Johannesdottir et al. Population-based study of age- and sex-related differences in muscle density and size in thoracic and lumbar spine: the Framingham study. Osteoporosis International. Publication Date March 22 2018 How Analyze was Used “Each CT scan was spatially filtered using a sigma filter to reduce noise, and each muscle was contoured at the…

Heritability of Thoracic Spine Curvature and Genetic Correlations with Other Spine Traits: The Framingham Study

Michelle S. Yau1,2, Serkalem Demissie3, Yanhua Zhou3, Dennis E. Anderson4,5, Amanda L. Lorbergs1,2, Douglas P. Kiel1,2, Brett T. Allaire5, Laiji Yang1, L. Adrienne Cupples3,6, Thomas G. Travison1,2, Mary L. Bouxsein4,5, David Karasik1,7, Elizabeth J. Samelson1,2. Heritability of Thoracic Spine Curvature and Genetic Correlations with Other Spine Traits: The Framingham Study. Journal of Bone and Mineral…