Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients Guidelines for Clinical Practice /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sawyer, Aenor J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bachrach, Laura K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Fung, Ellen B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
• Σειρά: Current Clinical Practice
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.

Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients is the first resource available for expert opinion on the use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for evaluating bone density in children and adolescents. Written by internationally recognized pediatric bone researchers and clinicians, this volume is uniqu...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Rationale for Bone Densitometry in Childhood and Adolescence
• Tools for Measuring Bone in Children and Adolescents
• Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
• Clinical Indications for the Use of DXA in Pediatrics
• Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents
• Analysis
• Evaluation
• Reporting DXA Results
• Children With Special Considerations
• Research Considerations
• Looking to the Future of Pediatric Bone Densitometry.