Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiomery Technology

Jul 31, 2017 by in ORTHOPEDIC Comments Off on Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiomery Technology

where I = measured intensity of the X-ray I 0 = initial intensity of the X-ray beam μ = mass attenuation coefficient (cm2g−1) M = area density (g/cm2)) In other words, for a given beam intensity level,…

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DXA in Children with Special Needs

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• Diagnosis • Fracture history • Medication use (steroid, anticonvulsant, and bisphosphonate) • Status of hips (dislocation, past surgery) • Presence of nonremovable orthopedic or internal hardware and location (plates,…

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DXA Evaluation of Infants and Toddlers

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Fig. 8.1 Spine BMD-for-age reference curve for infants , birth to 12 months. Taken from Gallo et al. [58]. Data were obtained on a Hologic QDR 4500A (n = 59) Fig. 8.2…

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Reporting DXA Results for Children and Adolescents

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I. Patient & provider information  Patient name   Medical record number   Date of birth   Gender Ethnicity/race Referring physician/provider   Measured weight, height (specify units: kg/Ib; cm/in)  Calculated BMI,…

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