Vertebral bone quality score for opportunistic osteoporosis screening: a correlation and optimal threshold analysis.

Emre Özmen Ozancan Biçer Emre Meriç Esra Circi Alican Barış Serdar Yüksel

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)

The study highlighted the potential of VBQ as a diagnostic tool for osteoporosis with high intra- and inter-observer reliability. The optimal VBQ threshold of 2.7 can aid in ruling out osteoporosis and identifying individuals for further evaluation.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
climate change
clinical evaluation