A DXA Primer for the Practicing Clinician
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-1374-6 (ISBN)
Introduction * What prompted the authors to write this text * A brief comment on the Bone & Joint Decade * A brief word on the epidemiology of osteoporosis * Primary disease * Secondary disease * That seen in chronic disease, due to Rx, men, bariatric surgery pts. * Introduction to Densitometry * The gold standard for non-invasive skeletal assessment * Ultimate goal: prevent fractures * Limitations: only a 'snap-shot'; can not reveal what has gone on with the bones up to that point * The many challenges of DXA * Obtaining the images * Interpreting the data * Even radiologists are prone to errors * Specific training is essential * Clinical application to the individual patient * Looking into the future * New technologies * Vision of an 'optimal' noninvasive, accurate, measure of bone quality * Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Enterprise: Lt Commander Leonard "Bones" McCoy * Hand-held 'tricorder' *3D-QCT * Finite element analysis (FEA) SECTION I: Fundamental Concepts 1. The History of Non-Invasive Skeletal Assessment * Imaging Techniques * Radiographic absorptiometry * SPA * DPA * QCT * DXA * QUS * PIXI 2. Common Terms and Abbreviations Defined * Accuracy * Apparent bone mineral density * BMD = areal density in g/cm2 in this text * Areal vs. volumetric * Bone accretion * Bone markers * Bone Mineral Density * Coefficient of variation * Database * Distal 3rd Radius * DPA * DXA, Central * DXA, Peripheral * Femoral Neck * Femoral Shaft * FRAX - incl application limited to untreated pts. - should not be completed by Techs; emphasize importance of clinical judgment * Hip, Total * LSC * Lumbar spine (L1 - L4)
Zusatzinfo | 20 Illustrations, color; 100 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 167 p. 120 illus., 20 illus. in color. |
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Verlagsort | New York, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie |
Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie | |
Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung | |
Schlagworte | Bone Density • DXA • Osteoporosis • rheumatology |
ISBN-10 | 1-4419-1374-2 / 1441913742 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4419-1374-6 / 9781441913746 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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