MR-based proton density fat fraction (PDFF) of the vertebral bone marrow differentiates between patients with and without osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
Florian Tilman GassertA KufnerF G GassertY LeonhardtS KronthalerB J SchwaigerC BoehmM R MakowskiJ S KirschkeT BaumD C KarampinosA S GersingPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)
MR-based PDFF enables the differentiation between osteoporotic/osteopenic patients with and without vertebral fractures, suggesting the use of PDFF as a potential biomarker for bone fragility.