Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical opportunities for the use
of computed tomography (CT) imaging for inferring bone quality and to critically analyze the …

Osteoporosis is a skeletal condition characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD).
Common in older patients undergoing spinal fusion, it is a significant risk factor for …

Objective Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) impairs screw purchase in trabecular
bone and can cause screw loosening following spinal instrumentation. Existing computed …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objectives. The aim of this study was to demonstrate
the correlation between degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and osteoporosis based on …

Background: The effect of bone mineral density (BMD) on outcomes from total ankle
arthroplasty (TAA) has not been studied. BMD can be estimated by measuring Hounsfield …

Objective Bone mineral density assessment using Hounsfield Unit (HU) currently depends
upon the availability of computed tomography (CT) of the lumbar spine. The primary aim of …

Background To systematically evaluate the physical image quality of low-dose computed
tomography (LDCT) on CT scanners from 5 different manufacturers using a phantom model …

Background Cage subsidence may occur following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
(TLIF) and lead to nonunion, foraminal height loss and other complications. Low bone …

Introduction: Adequate bone quality is essential for long term biologic fixation of cementless
total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Recently, vertebral bone quality evaluation using dual-energy …

Background Preoperative identification of osteoporosis during spine surgery is of critical
importance. Additionally, the Hounsfield units (HU) measured using computed tomography …