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Diagnostics
Ultrasound assessments of bone status can help where DXA is inaccessible
May 13th, 2004
Ultrasound assessments of bone status can help where DXA is inaccessible. "The aim of our study was to assess, from the perspective of the National Health Services in Spain, the cost-effectiveness of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) as a prescreen referral method for bone mineral density (BMD) assessment by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in postmenopausal women of the general population. Using femoral neck DXA and heel QUS. We evaluated 267 consecutive postmenopausal women 65 years and older and attending primary care physician offices for any medical reason," scientists in Spain report. "Subjects were classified as osteoporotic or...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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