Soft tissue density variations in thalassemia major: A possible pitfall in lumbar bone mineral density measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 723-726

  Yildiz, Mustafa ^a,b   Canatan, Duran ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Itiklal Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CASE REPORT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; SOFT TISSUE; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 27644472398     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010500278707     Document Type: Article

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