The DXA (Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry) Management Application Project (MAP)

A personalised patient centred tool for osteoporosis screening and fracture prediction.

Project Objectives

· Develop new osteoporosis screening/testing strategies and corresponding optimum threshold for early osteoporosis identification

· Compare 2 fracture risk assessment tools (FRAX and QFracture) for risk of osteoporosis related fractures

· Predict COVID-19/multi-morbidity risk using DXA secondary-data

· Design and validate a patient-informed personalised DXA MAP tool underpinned by AI, recommended diagnostic criteria, reference standards and visualisation approaches to support osteoporosis, fracture and multi-morbidity/mortality risk prediction, clinical interpretation and clinical-patient communication.

Team

College of Science and Engineering:

Dr Attracta Brennan, Emeritus Professor James Browne, Associate Professor Mary Dempsey and Dr Lan Yang.

School of Medicine:

Ms Marie Caffrey, Prof John Carey, Professor Maire Connolly, Dr Grainne O'Malley, Ms Catherine O'Maolain, Dr Miriam O'Sullivan, Dr Carmel Silke and Dr Bryan Whelan

Collaborators:

Tsinghua University
Oxford University