Bone Densitometry for Technologists

• Main Authors: Bonnick, Sydney Lou (Author), Lewis, Lori Ann (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2013.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.