ReviewBone reports2023
A meta-analysis of the value of MRI-based VBQ scores for evaluating osteoporosis.
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- The diagnostic value of MRI-based vertebral bone quality score for osteoporosis or osteopenia in patients undergoing lumbar surgery: a meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024Pooled it
- Fragility fracture risk prediction using quantitative magnetic resonance and Vertebral Bone Quality scoring beyond density.World journal of methodology · 2026Review
- Predicting intraoperative blood loss using cervical vertebral bone quality scores in cervical corpectomy and fusion procedure.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 · 2026Article
- Diagnostic performance of the vertebral bone quality score for osteoporosis is minimally influenced by lipid parameters in lumbar fusion patients: a retrospective study.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Osteoporosis: current diagnostic possibilities, a literature review.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2026Review
- Comparing the Prognostic Utility of Vertebral and Endplate Bone Quality Scores for Cage Subsidence Following Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- CT-based machine learning radiomics modeling to screen for lumbar spine osteoporosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The association between bone density evaluated on CT or MRI versus the gold standard dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in the lumbar spine and hip: a meta-analysis.Brain & spine · 2026Review
- Predictive Value of MRI-Based Vertebral Bone and Endplate Bone Quality Assessments for Screw Loosening and Cage Subsidence in Degenerative Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- The diagnostic cutoff value of vertebral bone quality score for osteoporosis is significantly influenced by the magnetic field in patients undergoing lumbar surgery.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Prediction of postoperative proximal junctional kyphosis/failure in adult degenerative scoliosis via magnetic resonance imaging-based vertebral bone quality, computed tomography-based Hounsfield units, and sagittal vertical axis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Utilizing MRI and CT to identify risk factors associated with cage subsidence.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Would Roussouly classification affect the diagnostic efficiency of vertebral bone quality score for assessing osteopenia or osteoporosis in lumbar degenerative disease?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 · 2025Article
- Unlocking Osteoporosis Diagnosis: Unveiling the Potential of MRI-Based Vertebral Bone Quality Score.Cureus · 2025Article
- Is There a Positive or Negative Correlation Between Cervical Vertebral Bone Quality and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Pfirrmann Grading.JOR spine · 2025Article
- Diagnostic value of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based vertebral bone quality score for bone mineral density assessment: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
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- Optimizing preoperative bone health assessment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective correlation analysis of intraoperative pedicle screw insertion torque and imaging modalities in Japan.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: Osteoporosis is the most common skeletal disease in humans. Early onset of osteoporosis is usually asymptomatic, so early diagnosis is critical. The purpose of this study was to analyze the value of MRI-based VBQ scores for evaluating osteoporosis. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library databases, Web of Science, and some Chinese electronic databases for published articles and the ClinicalTrials.gov site for completed but unpublished studies on evaluating the value of MRI-based VBQ scores for evaluating osteoporosis. We calculated the summarized sensitivity, specificity, the ROC curve (AUC) values and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using MetaDiSc 1.4 software and STATA. Results: Our study included 8 studies involving 999 patients of which 660 patients were diagnosed with osteopenia/osteoporosis, and 339 patients were identified as having normal BMD. The pooled sensitivity was 0.809 (95% CI, 0.777-0.838, Conclusion: MRI-based VBQ scores provided high sensitivity and moderate specificity in detecting osteoporosis. Opportunistic use of VBQ scores could be considered, e.g. before lumbar spine surgery. Prospero registration number: CRD42022377024.
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