Utility of MRI-based vertebral bone quality scores and CT-based Hounsfield unit values in vertebral bone mineral density assessment for patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
Haojie ChenXiufen ZhuQingshuang ZhouXiaojiang PuBin WangHua LinZezhang ZhuYong QiuXu SunPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)
DXA-based T-scores may overestimate BMD in DISH. VBQ scores and HU values could effectively complement BMD assessment, particularly in DISH patients or those with advanced lumbar degeneration.
Keyphrases
- bone mineral density
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- dual energy
- low grade
- positron emission tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- soft tissue
- clinical evaluation