Bone densitometry in clinical practice:application and interpretation
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Humana Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY: |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 3rd ed. |
Series: |
Current clinical practice |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-499-9 |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 520 p.): ill. |
ISBN: |
9781603274999 (electronic bk.) 1603274995 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | R681 |
CLC: | R681 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Densitometry techniques -- Skeletal anatomy in densitometry -- Statistical overview for the non-statistician densitometrist -- Quality control -- Radiation safety in x-ray densitometry -- Bone density data among technologies and manufacturers -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements : clinical guidelines -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements : self-assessment indices -- Diagnosing ostoporosis -- Predicting fracture risk -- Monitoring changes in bone density -- Secondary causes of osteoporosis -- New applications for DXA -- Reporting densitometry -- FDA-approved densitometry devices.. |