background: the singh index is an inexpensive simple method to evaluate bone density, commonly used to assess osteoporosis is based on the radiological appearance of the trabecular bone structure of the proximal femur on a plain antero-posterior (ap) radiograph. the purpose of this study was to compare between singh index and bone mineral density measurement using dual energy x-ray absorptiomet...

Background: The Singh index is an inexpensive simple method to evaluate bone density, commonly used to assess osteoporosis is based on the radiological appearance of the trabecular bone structure of the proximal femur on a plain antero-posterior (AP) radiograph. The purpose of this study was to compare between Singh index and bone mineral density measurement using dual energy X-ray abs...

AIM To determine the diagnostic value of risk factor analysis (age, duration of menopause, body mass index and physical activities) and radiological imaging (Singh index and cortical index of the femoral neck) in diagnosing osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. METHODS The study was cross sectional on 64 post-menopausal women without secondary risk factor for osteoporosis. They were classifi...

We studied the reliability of the Singh classification of trabecular bone structure in the proximal femur as a measure of osteoporosis, using kappa statistics. Radiographs of fractures of the femoral neck or trochanteric region in 80 consecutive patients were assessed by six observers. The interobserver variation was large; only three of 72 radiographs were given the same classification by all ...

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The most common approach to the study of the structural changes with age in the proximal femur is by means of the Singh index. However, subjectivity of its grades determination may limit its practical value. In this paper, we used several texture analysis techniques to characterize the trabecular pattern changes in proximal femur recorded in radiographs that lead to osteoporosis detection. Text...