Evaluation of Osteoporosis

Glen M Blake, Heinz W Wahner, Ignac Fogelman (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

1993
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85317-018-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Discusses the clinical applications of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry for bone mineral measurement in metabolic bone disorders and in determining the onset of osteoporosis. This text reflects the authors' combined experience of technique and clinical application.

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This book discusses the clinical applications of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry for bone mineral measurement. The accuracy of the modality in determining bone mineral composition has proved invaluable in metabolic bone disorders and in determining the onset of osteoporosis. Written by two experts in the field, this text reflects their combined experience of technique and clinical application. It is intended for radiologists, rheumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons.

Inhalt

Bone mass and bone structure; instruments and measurement techniques; commercial instruments - evaluation and quality control; fan beam geometry; lumbar spine; lateral spine; the hip; the radius; absorptiometry; the growing skeleton; clinical applications; secondary forms of osteoporosis; application of dual E-ray absorptiometry to densitometry; bone loss at sites of implants.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.11.1993
• Zusatzinfo: 150 b&w photographs and 81 line drawings
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
• ISBN-10: 1-85317-018-6 / 1853170186
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85317-018-8 / 9781853170188
• Zustand: Neuware