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Bone densitometry in clinical practice : application and interpretation / Sydney Lou Bonnick ; foreword by Paul D. Miller.

By: Series: Current clinical practiceEdition: 3rd edDescription: xxvii, 520 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9781603274982 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1603274987 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781603274999 (eISBN)
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • 2010 C-457
  • WE217
Contents:
Densitometry techniques -- Skeletal anatomy in densitometry -- Statistical overview for the non-statistician densitometrist -- Quality control -- Radiation safety in x-ray densitometry -- Bone density data among technologies and manufacturers -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements : clinical guidelines -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements : self-assessment indices -- Diagnosing ostoporosis -- Predicting fracture risk -- Monitoring changes in bone density -- Secondary causes of osteoporosis -- New applications for DXA -- Reporting densitometry --FDA-approved densitometry devices..
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Mid Cheshire NHS Library Main Shelves 616.71075 BON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 20/05/2024 36119493

CD-ROM contains a precision calculator, a statistical confidence calculator for measured change in BMD, the Black Fracture Index, a patient risk factor questionnaire, and a CME review.

Densitometry techniques -- Skeletal anatomy in densitometry -- Statistical overview for the non-statistician densitometrist -- Quality control -- Radiation safety in x-ray densitometry -- Bone density data among technologies and manufacturers -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements : clinical guidelines -- Selecting patients for bone mass measurements : self-assessment indices -- Diagnosing ostoporosis -- Predicting fracture risk -- Monitoring changes in bone density -- Secondary causes of osteoporosis -- New applications for DXA -- Reporting densitometry --FDA-approved densitometry devices..