Sensitivity and specificity assessment of DWI and ADC for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal patients

In this study, we prospectively investigated the diagnostic capability of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) in assessing vertebral marrow changes in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Sixty postmenopausal women (mean age 60.2 ± 6.11 years) underwent both dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) of the spine and MRI. Results were acquired from each patient’s L2 to L4, for a total of 180 lumbar vertebrae. Based on bone...