Recent methods for assessing bone mineral density, bone strength, fracture risk and therapeutic effects on osteoporosis

Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Drug Discovery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-42

  Imai, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a Shinagawa ku   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alendronate; Bone mineral density; Bone strength; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Elderly women; Finite element analysis; Fracture risk; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography; Quantitative ultrasound; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77951109886     PISSN: 18722148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221410790226800     Document Type: Review

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