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Diagnostic Imaging
Ultrasound and DXA osteodensitometry identify women with a risk for bone loss
May 13th, 2004
Ultrasound and DXA osteodensitometry identify women with a risk for bone loss. "This study compares dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements of the hip and spine with quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters measured simultaneously at the calcaneal and phalangeal bone in 174 patients with and without vertebral fractures. The aim of this study was to compare the ability of DXA and QUS measurements to discriminate patients with and without osteoporotic vertebral fractures and to evaluate whether QUS measurements in addition to the DXA measurements improve the clinical discrimination between patients with and without osteoporotic vertebral fractures," researchers in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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