Radiologic Methods to Evaluate Bone Mineral Content
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Position Papers1 June 1984Radiologic Methods to Evaluate Bone Mineral ContentHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-100-6-908 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe diagnosis and management of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and renal osteodystrophy are facilitated by the ability to determine accurately the nature and degree of changes in bone mineral content. Changes caused by metabolic bone disorders may progress slowly, and short-term changes may be subtle.The axial skeleton is composed largely of trabecular bone, and the appendicular skeleton is mostly cortical. Most metabolic bone diseases affect trabecular (cancellous) bone to a greater extent than cortical bone, because of the higher turnover rate of the former. 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Lewis, M.D.; Donald E. Olson, M.D.; Malcolm L. Peterson, M.D.; Theodore B. Schwartz, M.D.; and Helen L. Smits, M.D. Richard J. Reitemeier, M.D., and Francis J. Sweeney, Jr., M.D., were ex officio members. This position paper was adopted by the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents on 12 March 1984. 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