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Bone densitometry in clinical practice : application and interpretation /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonnick, Sydney Lou
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [1998]
Series:Current clinical practice.
Subjects:
Absorptiometry, Photon > methods.
Bone and Bones > radionuclide imaging.
Bone Density > physiology.
Data Interpretation, Statistical.
Table of Contents:
  • Densitometry techniques in medicine today
  • Densitometric anatomy
  • Statistics in densitometry
  • The importance of precision in densitometry
  • Quality-control procedures for densitometry
  • The prediction of fracture risk with densitometry
  • The effects of age, disease, and drugs on bone density
  • Bone density data from DPA to DXA and manufacturer to manufacturer
  • Clinical indications for bone densitometry
  • Case studies in densitometry.