Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry Measurements

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guglielmi, Giuseppe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Interventional radiology.; Endocrinology.; Metabolic diseases.; Geriatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Interventional Radiology.; Metabolic Diseases.

Osteoporosis is a serious problem worldwide, and its significance is continuing to increase as the world population grows and ages. Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry Measurements provides a comprehensive review of the latest research on this potentially devastating condition. The book encompasses p...

Table of Contents:

• Osteoporosis: Epidemiology
• Radiographs in Osteoporosis
• Insufficiency Fractures
• Identification of Vertebral Fractures
• Benign vertebral fracture: acute vs. chronic
• Malignant vertebral fracture: acute vs. chronic
• The use of FRAX in the evaluation of patients with osteoporosis
• Axial and Peripheral DXA
• Axial and Peripheral QCT
• Quantitative US and fracture risk
• High Resolution Imaging
• Pediatric Bone Densitometry
• Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty in Osteoporosis
• Quality assurance and Dosimetry in Bone Densitometry.