Bone densitometry in clinical practice
Subtitle: application and interpretation
By: Sydney Lou Bonnick ; foreword by Paul D. Miller.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Bone densitometry.; Absorptiometry, Photon -- methods.; Bone Density -- physiology.; Bone and Bones -- radionuclide imaging.; Data Interpretation, Statistical.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Densitometry techniques; value: Skeletal anatomy in densitometry; value: Statistics in densitometry; value: Quality control; value: Bone density data; value: The effects of age, disease, procedures, and drugs on bone density; value: Selecting patients for bone mass measurements: clinical guidelines; value: Selecting patients for bone mass measurements: self-assessment indices; value: Diagnosing osteoporosis; value: Predicting fracture risk; value: Monitoring changes in bone density; value: Reporting densitometry; value: FDA-approved densitometry devices.