Densitometry techniques -- Skeletal anatomy in densitometry -- Statistics in densitometry -- Quality control -- Bone density data -- The effects of age, disease, procedures, and drugs on bone density -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements: clinical guidelines -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements: self-assessment indices -- Diagnosing osteoporosis.
Predicting fracture risk -- Monitoring changes in bone density -- Reporting densitometry -- FDA-approved densitometry devices.
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This book's features include comprehensive and cutting-edge review of all facets of clinical bone densitometry; clinical guidelines and self-assessment indices for selecting patients for bone measurements; review and technical specifications of some 33 densitometry machines; new chapters on diagnosing osteoporosis and reporting densitometry; appendices with guidelines, formulas, and reference data needed in daily practice; painless and accessible primer on the use of statistics in desitometry; discussion of statistial devices necessary to "test the test"; and step-by-step guide on how to do a short-term precision study and apply it clinically.
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