The use of ultrasound in the assessment of bone status

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-397

  Gonnelli, Stefano ^a   Cepollaro, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone mass; Bone quality; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ESTROGEN;

AGE; AGING; ANAMNESIS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FRACTURE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0036228999     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344023     Document Type: Review

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