Comparison of heel ultrasound and finger DXA to central DXA in the detection of osteoporosis: Implications for patient management

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-141

  Bachman, Donald M ^a   Crewson, Philip E ^b   Lewis, Rebecca S ^c  

^a METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Diagnostic accuracy; Osteoporosis; Patient management; Radiology; Screening

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER; HEEL; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; X RAY ANALYSIS; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036021825     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:5:2:131     Document Type: Article

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