Bone densitometry and true BMD accuracy for predicting fractures: What are the alternatives?

International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-385

  Sievänen, Harri ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

BMD; Bone fragility; DXA; Finite element modeling; Fracture risk; Osteoporosis; QCT

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FALLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 77952969361     PISSN: 17584272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ijr.10.16     Document Type: Review

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