New advances in imaging osteoporosis and its complications

Endocrine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-51

  Griffith, James F ^b   Genant, Harry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; DXA; Fracture; Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; DENOSUMAB; PARATHYROID HORMONE[1-34]; PLACEBO;

BONE DENSITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION PERIPHERAL QUANTITATIVE COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SACRAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 84865014469     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9691-2     Document Type: Review

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