ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2021
New technology REMS for bone evaluation compared to DXA in adult women for the osteoporosis diagnosis: a real-life experience.
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- Femoral Skeletal Growth in Early Infancy Assessed by Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2026Article
- REMS versus DXA in older adults: diagnostic concordance for osteoporosis in a geriatric outpatient population.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Demographic determinants of REMS-derived BMD and fragility score.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
- Current Status of AI-Assisted Screening for Opportunistic Osteoporosis.Current osteoporosis reports · 2026Review
- Concordance between radiofrequency echographic multispectrometryand dual X-ray absorptiometry in diagnosing osteoporosis among postmenopausal women: a real-world study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
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- Utility of Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-spectrometry in Evaluating Bone Health in Patients With Spondylarthritis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Evaluation of bone fragility in cognitively or physically impaired elderly care home patients using radiofrequency echographic multi-spectrometry.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Osteoporosis Evaluation by Radiofrequency Echographic Multispectrometry (REMS) in Primary Healthcare.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry-A Novel Tool in the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis and Prediction of Fragility Fractures: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Does Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry (REMS) perform similarly to Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in terms of Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) and FRAX?Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Article
- The influence of proliferative tissue on Hounsfield unit and its correlation with BMD in middle-aged and elderly patients with lumbar degenerative diseases.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- DXA beyond bone mineral density and the REMS technique: new insights for current radiologists practice.La Radiologia medica · 2024Review
- The Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Tissues during Activities of Daily Living: Dynamic Assessment Using Quantitative Transmission-Mode Ultrasound Techniques.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Radiofrequency echographic multi spectrometry (REMS) in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis: state of the art.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Review
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- Longitudinal changes of the femoral bone mineral density from first to third trimester of pregnancy: bone health assessment by means of non-ionizing REMS technology.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- A Case Showing a New Diagnostic Aspect of the Application of Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry (REMS).Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (R.E.M.S.): New Frontiers for Ultrasound Use in the Assessment of Bone Status-A Current Picture.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Osteoporosis is a prevalent skeletal disorder in postmenopausal women. REMS represents a potential technology for osteoporosis diagnosis in clinical practice.
objectiveTo assess the accuracy of Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) technology in diagnosing osteoporosis in comparison with dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) on a population of Brazilian women.
methodsA population of women age ranged between 30 and 80 was recruited at DXA Service of São Paulo School-Hospital, Brazil. They underwent REMS and DXA scans at the axial sites. The REMS accuracy for the osteoporosis diagnosis was evaluated in comparison with DXA on both sites. The intra-operator and inter-operator coefficient of variation (CV) was also calculated.
resultsA total of 343 patients were enrolled in the study. Erroneous scans due to poor quality acquisitions with both methods or to other technical reasons were excluded; 227 lumbar spine exams and 238 hip exams were acceptable for comparison analysis. The comparison between REMS and DXA outcomes showed that the average difference in BMD (expressed as bias±1.96 SD) was -0.026±0.179g/cm
conclusionThe REMS approach had high accuracy for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in comparison with DXA in adult women. According to our results, this new technology has shown to be a promising alternative for populations without access to DXA densitometry.
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