Alternatives to DEXA for the assessment of bone density: a systematic review of the literature and future recommendations

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine Vol. 38; no. 4; p. 436
• Main Authors: Deshpande, Nachiket, Hadi, Moustafa S, Lillard, Jock C, Passias, Peter G, Linzey, Joseph R, Saadeh, Yamaan S, LaBagnara, Michael, Park, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon - methods; Bone Density; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae; Osteoporosis - diagnostic imaging; Retrospective Studies; Spine; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; computed tomography; bone mineral density; magnetic resonance imaging; dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; DEXA; diagnostic technique; osteoporosis; spinal bone health; degenerative

Osteoporosis has significant implications in spine fusion surgery, for which reduced spinal bone mineral density (BMD) can result in complications and poorer outcomes. Currently, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is the gold standard for radiographic diagnosis of osteoporosis, although DEXA ac...