Akram Hagos

Comparing lumbar computed tomography Hounsfield units and magnetic resonance imaging vertebral bone quality scores for diagnosing osteoporosis and osteopenia in degenerative spinal populations: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis.

Both HU and VBQ offer useful assessments of vertebral bone quality, but HU provides higher and more stable diagnostic accuracy, demonstrating higher sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for detecting osteopenia and osteoporosis.