Assessing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: preliminary results using a novel lumbar spine phantom-based MRI scoring method

ConclusionA novel real-time lumber spine MRI phantom was developed, based upon which newly definedF-score andW-score were able to detect osteoporosis and demonstrated an improved ability over DXA-aBMD in differentiating patients with vertebral fractures.
Source: La Radiologia Medica - Category: Radiology Source Type: research