Evaluation of bone mineral density of the lumbar spine in patients with β-thalassemia major with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and quantitative computed tomography: A comparison study

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-78

  Angelopoulos, Nicholas G ^a   Katounda, Eugenia ^a   Rombopoulos, Grigorios ^a   Goula, Anastasia ^b   Kaltzidou, Victoria ^a   Kaltsas, Dimitrios ^a   Ioannis, Pappas ^c   Tolis, George ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Ag Sophia Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^c Kyanous Stavros Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; DEFEROXAMINE; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; IRON CHELATING AGENT; OSTEOCALCIN; TELOPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE DENSITY; BONE TURNOVER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACIDS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE DENSITY; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEPTIDES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644622622     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000199587.76055.21     Document Type: Article

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