Poor correlations between measurements of bone quality by quantitative ultrasound sonography and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in patients with β-thalassaemia major

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-21

  Christoforidis, Athanasios ^a   Perifanis, Vassilios ^a   Papadopoulou, Eleni ^a   Dimitriadou, Meropi ^a   Kazantzidou, Eirini ^a   Vlachaki, Efthimia ^a   Tsatra, Ioanna ^a  

^a Ippokration Hospital Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Bone mineral density; Dual X ray energy absorptiometry; Quantitative ultrasound sonography; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

DEFERASIROX; DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; ULTRASOUND;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 57649215589     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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