Radiologic Methods for Estimation of Mineral Content of Bone
Authors: RICHARD A. KRUMHOLZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Letters and Corrections1 December 1984Radiologic Methods for Estimation of Mineral Content of BoneRICHARD A. KRUMHOLZ, M.D.RICHARD A. KRUMHOLZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-6-878_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The American College of Physicians Position Paper (1) on radiologic methods to evaluate bone mineral content, does not give a balanced picture of the state of the art of bone mineral measurement from roentgenograms of the skeleton. The paper fails to distinguish between two different versions of measuring bone mineral mass from roentgenographic images of the phalanges. Photodensitometry is the name given to both methods. The older, inferior aluminum equivalency method (2-4) compares the optical density of the bone image with the optical density produced by an aluminum reference wedge. The mass of the flesh-covered...References1. . Radiologic methods to evaluate bone mineral content. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:908-11. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ALBANESEEDELSONLORENZEWEIN AAEE. Quantitative radiographic survey technique for detection of bone loss. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1969;17:142-54. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MACK P. Automated techniques in bone densitometry. J Assoc Advance Med Inst. 1969;3:110-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. VOSE G. Estimation of changes in bone calcium content by radiographic densitometry. Radiology. 1969;93:841-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. COLBERTBACHTELL CR. Radiographic absorptiometry. In: COHN SH ed. Non-invasive Measurements of Bone Mass and Their Clinical Applications. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press; 1981. Google Scholar1. . Radiologic methods to evaluate bone mineral content. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:908-11. LinkGoogle Scholar2. COHN S, ed. Non-Invasive Measurements of Bone Mass and Their Clinical Application. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press; 1982. Google Scholar3. DEQUEKERJOHNSON JC, eds. Noninvasive Bone Measurements: Methodological Problems. Arlington, Virginia: IRL Press; 1982. Google Scholar1. SEEMANWAHNEROFFORDKUMARJOHNSONRIGGS EHKRWB. Differential effects of endocrine dysfunction on the axial and the appendicular skeleton. J Clin Invest. 1982;69:1302-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KROLNERPORS NEILSONLUNDLUNDSORENSONUHRENHOLT BSBBOA. Measurement of bone mineral content (BMC) of the lumbar spine: II. Correlation between forearm BMC and lumbar spine BMC. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 1980;40:665-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MADSEN M. Vertebral and peripheral bone mineral content by photon absorptiometry. Invest Radiol. 1977;12:185-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. RIGGSWAHNERDUNNMAZESSOFFORTMELTON BHWRKL. Differential changes in bone mineral density of the appendicular and axial skeleton with aging. J Clin Invest. 1981;67:328-35. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. COHN S. In vivo neutron activation analysis: state of the art and future prospects. Med Physics. 1981;8:145-54. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Institute of Respiratory Diseases Foundation Clinical Radiologic Testing Laboratory, Inc. Dayton, OH 45402 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1984Volume 101, Issue 6Page: 878-879KeywordsBoneBone densitySkeleton Issue Published: 1 December 1984 PDF downloadLoading ...