Research Articles
Cortet B., et al. — Study validating REMS as a non-ionizing technology for osteoporosis assessment and its concordance with DXA in a European clinical population
Adami G., et al. — Five-year follow-up study showing that REMS T-scores effectively predict the occurrence of fragility fractures in a female population compared with DXA metrics.
Al Refaie A., et al. — Open-access article summarizing multiple REMS studies, including comparisons with DXA, precision, repeatability, fracture risk prediction, and applications in various populations.
A. Al Refaie, et al. — Literature review demonstrating high diagnostic concordance between REMS-derived BMD and DXA, including large clinical cohorts and ROC analysis for fracture discrimination.
Adami et al.; Additional studies — Research highlighting high accuracy and precision of REMS for diagnosing osteoporosis at the lumbar spine and femoral neck in postmenopausal patients, with T-score and fragility score correlations.
Vieira A., et al. — 2025 study in primary care settings showing effective early detection of osteoporosis and osteopenia using REMS bone scans.
Tomai Pitinca M.D., et al. — Research evaluating the usefulness of REMS in assessing lumbar BMD when DXA may be affected by imaging artifacts.
Caffarelli C., et al. — 2025 case series demonstrating the clinical application of REMS for diagnosis and monitoring in rare bone disease contexts with comparable precision to DXA.
Icătoiu E., et al. — Systematic review (2025) synthesizing evidence that REMS can help discriminate patients at risk for fragility fractures and potentially capture structural and qualitative features beyond simple BMD.
Lazzaretti Castro’s research team — Study showing REMS performs similarly to DXA in trabecular bone score (TBS) and fracture risk assessment tools in diverse populations.
Ozkuk’s research team-2026 study showing that DEXA scans have a high error rate and quality deviations of 87%.
Expert recommendations from societies such as ESCEO recognize REMS as a valuable tool for bone strength assessment and fracture risk estimation.
Ongoing multicenter study comparing REMS vs. DXA repeatability and diagnostic accuracy in adults aged 30–80 years.