Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Aenor J Sawyer
- ناشر : [New York] : Humana Press Inc
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9781588296344
Description
Rationale for Bone Densitometry in Childhood and Adolescence Aenor J. Sawyer and Laura K. Bachrach Tools for Measuring Bone in Children and Adolescents Kate A. Ward, Zulf Mughal, and Judith E. Adams Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Nicola J. Crabtree, Mary B. Leonard, and Babette S. Zemel Clinical Indications for the Use of DXA in Pediatrics Laura K. Bachrach, Michael A. Levine, Christopher T. Cowell, and Nicholas J. Shaw Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents Nicola J. Crabtree, Kyla Kent, and Babette S. Zemel Analysis Moira Petit, Kyla Kent, Mary B. Leonard, Heather McKay, and Babette S. Zemel Evaluation Babette S. Zemel and Moira Petit Reporting DXA Results Ellen B. Fung, Laura K. Bachrach, Julie N. Briody, and Christopher T. Cowell Children With Special Considerations Laurie J. Moyer-Mileur, Zulf Mughal, and Ellen B. Fung Research Considerations Mary B. Leonard and Moira Petit Looking to the Future of Pediatric Bone Densitometry Nicholas J. Bishop, Aenor J. Sawyer, and Mary B. Leonard Appendix A: Resources Appendix B: Equations and Calculations Appendix C: Pediatric Normative Data Appendix D: Forms and Handouts Index
Deals with the use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for evaluating bone density in children and adolescents. This title focuses on the myriad challenges of measuring and evaluating bone density in the pediatric patient. It presents technical detail to the proper utilization of DXA scan information in clinical practice
