Making the invisible visible—Ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging: Technical developments and applications

Y Ma, H Jang, S Jerban, EY Chang, CB Chung… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnetic field and radio waves to generate
images of tissues in the body. Conventional MRI techniques have been developed to image …

[HTML][HTML] Update on trabecular bone score

T Palomo, P Muszkat, FG Weiler, P Dreyer… - … of Endocrinology and …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Trabecular bone score (TBS) is an indirect and noninvasive measure of bone quality. A low
TBS indicates degraded bone microarchitecture, predicts osteoporotic fracture, and is …

Osteoporosis and bone marrow adipose tissue

KM Beekman, G Duque, A Corsi, M Tencerova… - Current osteoporosis …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses on the recent findings regarding bone
marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) concerning bone health. We summarize the variations in …

State of the art imaging of osteoporosis

M Chen, M Gerges, WY Raynor, PSU Park… - Seminars in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis is a common disease, particularly prevalent in geriatric populations, which
causes significant worldwide morbidity due to increased bone fragility and fracture risk …

Prediction of pedicle screw loosening using an MRI-based vertebral bone quality score in patients with lumbar degenerative disease

Z Chen, F Lei, F Ye, H Zhang, H Yuan, S Li, D Feng - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To explore a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based bone quality
assessment method for predicting pedicle screw loosening in the lumbar spine. Methods We …

QSM throughout the body

AV Dimov, J Li, TD Nguyen, AG Roberts… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic materials in tissue, such as iron, calcium, or collagen, can be studied using
quantitative susceptibility map** (QSM). To date, QSM has been overwhelmingly applied …

Osteoporosis imaging

D Martel, A Monga, G Chang - Radiologic Clinics, 2022 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a systemic skeletal
disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue” …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between bone density measurements on CT or MRI versus DEXA scan: a systematic review

A Ahmad, CH Crawford III, SD Glassman… - North American Spine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Novel methods of bone density assessment using computed tomography (CT)
and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been increasingly reported in the spine …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of interventional weight loss on bone marrow adipose tissue in people living with obesity and its connection to bone metabolism

M Tencerova, G Duque, KM Beekman, A Corsi… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on providing physicians with insights into the complex relationship
between bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) and bone health, in the context of weight loss …

Paraspinal muscle in chronic low back pain: comparison between standard parameters and chemical shift encoding‐based water–fat MRI

N Sollmann, NB Bonnheim, GB Joseph… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Paraspinal musculature (PSM) is increasingly recognized as a contributor to
low back pain (LBP), but with conventional MRI sequences, assessment is limited. Chemical …