Bone Densitometry for Technologists

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Bonnick, Sydney Lou (Συγγραφέας), Lewis, Lori Ann (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Έκδοση: 3rd ed. 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

As a technology, bone densitometry is really quite extraordinary. The ability to quantify the density of the bones at a variety of skeletal sites has truly revolutionized the approach to a number of diseases, the most important of which is osteoporosis. Using the information from the machines, espec...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• An Introduction to Conventions in Densitometry
• Densitometry Techniques
• Skeletal Anatomy in Densitometry
• Performing a DXA PA Lumbar Spine, Proximal Femur or Forearm Study
• Radiation Safety in X-ray Densitometry
• Quality Control Procedures
• Precision in Bone Densitometry
• Using Absolute Risk to Predict Fracture Risk in Clinical Practice
• An Overview of Osteoporosis
• Interpretation of Bone Densitometry Data
• Less than Perfect Scan Images
• Pediatric Densitometry
• VFA Imaging, Femoral Morphometry and Hip Structural Analysis
• Body Composition Analysis
• Appendices.