The cut-off point of dual energy X-ray and laser (DXL) of calcaneus osteoporosis diagnosis in postmenopausal women

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Salimzadeh, Ahmad ^a   Forough, B ^b   Olia, B ^c   Sharghi, S ^d   Alishiri, G H ^e   Ghasemzadeh, A ^f  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University Baqyatallah Hospital   (Iran)

^f TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Dual energy X ray and laser (DXL); Dual X ray absorptiometry (DXA); Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LASER; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33745442928     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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