Quantitative ultrasound in osteoporosis

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-232

  Stewart, Alison ^a,b   Reid, David M ^b  

^a Woolmanhill Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture prediction; Monitoring bone change; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasound (QUS)

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036765435     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36720     Document Type: Review

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