Radiology of Osteoporosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Grampp, Stephan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Edition: 2nd Revised Edition.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Surgical Orthopedics.

This second edition of Radiology of Osteoporosis has been fully updated so as to represent the current state of the art. It provides a comprehensive overview of osteoporosis, the pathologic conditions that give rise to osteoporosis, and the complications that are frequently encountered. After initia...

Table of Contents:

• to Bone Development, Remodelling and Repair
• Pathophysiology and Aging of Bone
• Pathophysiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Disorders
• Therapeutic Approaches and Mechanisms of Drug Action
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Radiology of Osteoporosis
• Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
• Vertebral Morphometry
• Spinal Quantitative Computed Tomography
• pQCT: Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography
• Quantitative Ultrasound
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Structure Analysis Using High-Resolution Imaging Techniques
• Densitometry in Clinical Practice
• Practical Cases.