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 |
Gewicht | 3276 g |
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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