SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Impaired bone health after pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment despite normal DXA: insights from high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
Frontiers in Endocrinology
A cross-sectional study using advanced imaging (HR-pQCT) to detect bone health impairment missed by standard DXA in pediatric ALL survivors; real findings in a limited sample that warrant confirmation in larger, prospective cohorts.
Reported
Sample size (ALL patients)30
Sample size (healthy controls)64
Median age ALL patients8.8 years