European Radiology

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

By Omar Lubbad, Akram Hagos, Laila Lubbad, Nektarios K. Mazarakis

Meta-analysis of observational studiesBiomarkers

Declared no competing interests

The paper

Omar Lubbad, Akram Hagos, Laila Lubbad, Nektarios K. Mazarakis

Brighton and Sussex Medical School; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

European Radiology, 18 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1007/s00330-026-12804-0 PubMed 42613469

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