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

Xiaoteng Feng Xiujia Xia Zelin Shen Yan Gong Zhenghao Huang Bin Xie Chenxing Huang Zhuangzhuang Tan Jiajun Cheng Shengyao Liu Hui Ren Xiaobing Jiang Zhaojun Cheng Binwei Chen
Jul 2026 · European spine journal · 0 citations · 30 references
Medicine

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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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