Preoperative MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score assessment in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion
Stephan N. Salzmann, Ichiro Okano, Conor Jones, Jiaqi Zhu, Shuting Lu, Ikenna Onyekwere, Venkatesh Balaji, Marie–Jacqueline Reisener, Erika Chiapparelli, Jennifer Shue, John A. Carrino, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Alexander P. Hughes
Topics & Concepts
MedicineOsteopeniaOsteoporosisQuantitative computed tomographyBone mineralTrabecular bone scoreLumbarRadiologyRadiographyNuclear medicineBone densityLumbar vertebraeInternal medicineBone health and osteoporosis researchSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyParathyroid Disorders and Treatments