Reference data for bone speed of sound measurement by quantitative ultrasound in healthy children

Archives of Osteoporosis

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 37-41

  Omar, Anjumanara ^a   Turan, Serap ^a   Bereket, Abdullah ^a,b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Ethnicity; Quantitative ultrasound; Reference data; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; OSTEOCALCIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISRAEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 34249737956     PISSN: 18623522     EISSN: 18623514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-006-0006-1     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Steelman J, Zeitler P (2001) Osteoporosis in pediatrics. Pediatr Rev 22:56-65
2. Bailey DA, McKay HA, Mirwald RL, Crocker PR, Faulkner RA (1999) A six-year longitudunal study of the relationship of physical activity to bone mineral accrual in growing children: The University of Saskatchewan Bone Mineral Accrual Study. J Bone Miner Res 14:1672-1679
3. Leonard MB, Zemel BS (2002) Current concepts in pediatric bone disease. Pediatr Clin North Am 49:143-173
4. Gilsanz V (1998) Bone density in children: A review of the available techniques and indications. Eur J Radiol 26:177-182
5. Weiss M, Ben-shlomo A, Hagag P, Rapoport M (2000) Reference database for bone speed of sound measurement by a novel quantitative multi-site ultrasound device. Osteoporos Int 11:688-696
6. Hayman SR, Drake WM, Kendler DL, Olszynski WP, Webber CE, Rosen CJ, Genant HK, Orwoll ES, Pickard LE, Adachi JD (2002) North American male reference population for speed of sound in bone at multiple skeletal sites. J Clin Densitom 5:63-71
7. Njeh CF, Hans D, Wu C, Kantorovich E, Sister M, Fuerst T, Genant HK (1999) An in vitro investigation of the dependence on sample thickness of the speed of sound along the specimen. Med Eng Phys 21:651-659
8. Zadik Z, Price D, Diamond G (2003) Pediatric reference curves for multi-site quantitative ultrasound and its modulators. Osteoporos Int 14:857-862
9. Neyzi O, Yalcindag A, Alp H (1973) Heights and weights of Turkish children. J Trop Pediatr Environ Child Health 19:5-13
10. Bachrach LK (2001) Acquisition of optimal bone mass in childhood and adolescence. Trends Endocrinol Metab 12:22-28
11. Eliakin A, Nemet D, Wolach B (2001) Quantitative ultrasound measurements of bone strength in obese children and adolescents. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 14:159-164
12. Kardinaal AF, Ando S, Charles P, Charzewska J, Rotily M, Vaananen K, Van Erp-Baart AM, Heikkinen J, Thomsen J, Maggiolini M, Deloraine A, Chabros E, Juvin R, Schaafsma G (1999) Dietary calcium and bone density in adolescent girls and young women in Europe. J Bone Miner Res 14:583-592