Sonographic cortical bone thickness measurement: can it predict bone mineral density in the pediatric population?

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Dirican O., Husseını A. A.

Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), cilt.30, sa.3, ss.200-204, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/dir.2023.232392
  • Dergi Adı: Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.200-204
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

PURPOSE To explore sonographic cortical bone thickness (CoT) as a potential indicator of bone mineral density (BMD) measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for screening and diagnosing pediatric osteoporosis.

METHODS A prospective study included 41 osteopenic or osteoporotic patients and 52 healthy children. Radius cortical thickness (R-CoT), tibial cortical thickness (T-CoT), and second metatarsal cortical thickness (M-CoT) were measured by B-mode ultrasound; CoT values were compared between groups and the correlation between BMD and CoT was examined.

RESULTS There were no significant differences in R-CoT (P = 0.433), T-CoT (P = 0.057), and M-CoT (P = 0.978) values between the patient and control groups. No significant correlations were found between BMD T-scores and R-CoT (r = −0.073, P = 0.490), T-CoT (r = −0.154, P = 0.141), and M-CoT (r = 0.047, P = 0.657) values.

CONCLUSION Sonographic CoT values in children do not correlate with BMD values. Unlike in adults, sonographic CoT measurements do not appear to have a role in assessing BMD in the pediatric population.