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In this study we evaluate whether Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) can be defined as an alternative method for the assessment of BMD in a sample of postmenopausal patients undergoing oncological follow-up. In this study a retrospective analysis was conducted on 41 patients who had both DECT and DXA within six months. BMD values were extracted from DECT using five different base material pairs (BMPs) and compared with DXA measurements at the femoral neck. The calcium\u2013fat pairing showed the strongest correlation with DXA-derived BMD (Spearman\u2019s \u03c1 = 0.797) and excellent reproducibility (ICC = 0.983). There was a strong and significant association between the DXA results and the various BPM measurements. These findings support the possibility of DECT in the precise and opportunistic evaluation of BMD changes when employing particular BMPs. 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