An innovative ultrasound-based method for the identification of patients at high fracture risk

3rd IMEKO TC13 Symposium on Measurements in Biology and Medicine 2014: New Frontiers in Biomedical Measurements

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 50-53

  Pisani, P ^a   Greco, A ^b   Renna, M D ^a   Conversano, F ^a   Casciaro, E ^a   Quarta, L ^c   Costanza, D ^c   Muratore, M ^c   Casciaro, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Echolight Srl C o Campus Universitario Ecotekne (Ed A7)   (Italy)

^c ASL Lecce   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual energy x ray absorptiometry; Fragility score; Osteoporotic fractures; Spine; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ULTRASONICS;

AREA UNDER THE CURVES; DISCRIMINATORY POWER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DXA); DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRAGILITY SCORE; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SPINE;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84931047309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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