Danielle Ayumi Nishimura1, Isabela Goulart Gil Choi2, Emiko Saita Arita2, Arthur Rodriguez Gonzalez Cortes2,3. 1. Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil. daniayumini@gmail.com. 2. Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil. 3. Department of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Studies performed in the medical area have shown that an indirect diagnosis of bone mineral density (BMD) is feasible by assessing the amount of bone marrow fat with non-ionizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In dentistry, radiographic methods are still the most used for alveolar bone diagnosis. The present literature review aimed at addressing the role of MRI in assessing BMD in medicine and dentistry. METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for articles published up to 2019. RESULTS: A total of 428 potentially eligible papers were screened. Of these, 397 were excluded after title, abstract and keyword assessment, yielding 31 papers that potentially met the inclusion criteria. Eleven studies were then excluded because their full texts did not discuss the role of MRI in the indirect diagnosis of BMD. As a result, a total of 20 studies were finally identified as eligible for inclusion in this literature review. Most studies found satisfactory accuracy of MRI for indirectly assessing BMD by quantifying bone mineral fat (BMF). However, only one of these studies was on dentistry. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of this study, the present findings suggest that MRI is accurate to indirectly estimate bone density by assessing BMF, and could be clinically relevant during dental treatment planning.
OBJECTIVES: Studies performed in the medical area have shown that an indirect diagnosis of bone mineral density (BMD) is feasible by assessing the amount of bone marrow fat with non-ionizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In dentistry, radiographic methods are still the most used for alveolar bone diagnosis. The present literature review aimed at addressing the role of MRI in assessing BMD in medicine and dentistry. METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for articles published up to 2019. RESULTS: A total of 428 potentially eligible papers were screened. Of these, 397 were excluded after title, abstract and keyword assessment, yielding 31 papers that potentially met the inclusion criteria. Eleven studies were then excluded because their full texts did not discuss the role of MRI in the indirect diagnosis of BMD. As a result, a total of 20 studies were finally identified as eligible for inclusion in this literature review. Most studies found satisfactory accuracy of MRI for indirectly assessing BMD by quantifying bone mineral fat (BMF). However, only one of these studies was on dentistry. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of this study, the present findings suggest that MRI is accurate to indirectly estimate bone density by assessing BMF, and could be clinically relevant during dental treatment planning.
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Keywords:
Bone density; Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Perfusion imaging
Authors: Thomas Baum; Melanie Kutscher; Dirk Müller; Christoph Räth; Felix Eckstein; Eva-Maria Lochmüller; Ernst J Rummeny; Thomas M Link; Jan S Bauer Journal: J Bone Miner Metab Date: 2012-11-22 Impact factor: 2.626