Relationship between quantitative parameters of lumbar vertebral perfusion and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women

Abstract

Background. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) is a noninvasive method to evaluate the microcirculation of bone marrow in local tissue, which will be a new tool for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Objectives. To investigate the relationship between quantitative perfusion parameters (Ktrans, Kep and Ve) and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Material and methods. The subjects were divided into 3 groups according to T value: normal bone mass group (T value ≥-1.0); bone loss group (-2.5 < T