C-VBQ and CT hounsfield units for DXA-defined low bone mass screening and their associations with bone turnover markers.

Xiaoteng Feng Xiu-Jia Xia Ze-Lin Shen Yan Gong Zhenghao Huang Bin Xie Chen-Xing Huang Zhuang-Zhuang Tan Jia-Jun Cheng Shengyao Liu Hui Ren Xiaobing Jiang Zhaojun Cheng Bin-Wei Chen

Jul 2026 · European spine journal · 0 citations · 30 references

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In patients undergoing cervical spine surgery, C-VBQ demonstrates consistent associations with C-HU and DXA T-scores, supporting its potential for opportunistic preoperative bone quality assessment and Integrating radiological indicators such as C-VBQ and C-HU with DXA and BTMs may enable a more comprehensive, but still cautiously interpreted, perioperative bone health evaluation.

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