What is the role of CT-based Hounsfield unit assessment in the evaluation of bone mineral density in patients undergoing 1- or 2-level lumbar spinal fusion for degenerative spinal pathologies? A prospective study
Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Nimish Rai, Nancy Sindhiya, Surabhi Subramanian, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHounsfield scaleLumbarOsteoporosisOsteopeniaCoronal planeProspective cohort studyBone mineralLumbar vertebraeNuclear medicineRadiologySagittal planeSurgeryComputed tomographyInternal medicineBone health and osteoporosis researchSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques