Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Bonnick, Sydney Lou.

Publication

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004], ©2004.

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Description

xxvi, 410 pages : illustrations; 26 cm +

Subjects

• Bone and Bones > diagnostic imaging
• Bone Density > physiology
• Absorptiometry, Photon > methods
• Bone densitometry
• Data Interpretation, Statistical

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: Netscape Navigator 7.0 or later, or Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.

Contents

Ch. 1. Densitometry Techniques -- Ch. 2. Skeletal Anatomy in Densitometry -- Ch. 3. Statistics in Densitometry -- Ch. 4. Quality Control -- Ch. 5. Bone Density Data: From DPA to DXA and Manufacturer to Manufacturer -- Ch. 6. The effects of Age, Disease, Procedures, and Drugs on Bone Density -- Ch. 7. Selecting Patients for Bone Mass Measurements: Clinical Guidelines -- Ch. 8. Selecting Patients for Bone Mass Measurements: Self-Assessment Indices -- Ch. 9. Diagnosing Osteoporosis -- Ch. 10. Predicting Fracture Risk -- Ch. 11. Monitoring Changes in Bone Density -- Ch. 12. Reporting Densitometry -- Ch. 13. FDA-Approved Densitometry Devices -- App. I. Contacts for Bone Densitometry Manufacturers and Organizations of Interest -- App. II. Conversion Formulas -- App. III. Formulas and Tables Used in Serial Bone Density Measurements -- App. IV. World Health Organization Criteria for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis Based on the Measurement of Bone Density -- App. V. Recent Guidelines for Bone Density Testing -- App. VI. Bone Mass Measurement Act of 1997 -- App. VII. CPT Codes for Bone Densitometry -- App. VIII. 2002 Medicare Reimbursement Rates -- App. IX. NHANES III Proximal Femur Reference Data -- App. X. Norland DXA Reference Data -- App. XI. Hologic DXA Reference Data -- App. XII. Lunar DXA Reference Data -- App. XIII. Densitometry Patient Questionnaire -- App. XIV. The CD-ROM Companion.

ISBN

• 1588292754 (alk. paper)
• 1592596592 (e-ISBN)

LCCN

2003009332

OCLC

• ocm52127423
• SCSB-5241433

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries