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Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) for the Assessment of Bone Health
Osteoporosis is known as a silent disease because bone density slowly decreases with advancing age and without symptoms. The incidence of osteoporosis is increasing yearly worldwide. Measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using conventional bone densitometry (DXA) is practical in diagnosis of osteoporosis but the cost is high and cannot be implemented in community. However, quantitative
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INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis represents one of the most frequent comorbidity among HIV patients. The current standard method for osteoporosis diagnosis is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound can provide information about bone quality. The aims of this study are to compare these two methods and to evaluate their ability to screen for vertebral fracture. METHODS Thi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0004-9514
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(07)70016-8