From 1990 to 2000, several effective new treatments were introduced for the prevention of
osteoporotic fractures; these treatments were proven effective in large, international, clinical …

Over the past decade, bone density scanning has come to be seen as an essential part of
the evaluation of patients at risk of osteoporosis. Although dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) …

Osteoporotic fractures are now recognized as one of the most serious problems in public
health. Among white women aged 65 to 84 years, 90% of hip and spine fractures, 70% of …

Knowledge about the proper use and interpretation of bone densitometry studies and an
understanding of appropriate medical interventions are not universal among physicians, nor …

Publisher Summary Each of the currently available bone density techniques offer different
advantages and disadvantages for clinical use. Currently, no single technique ideally …

Recent technologic advances in bone mineral densitometry have resulted in increasingly
precise and accurate methods of estimating bone mineral density. Dual-photon …

Early diagnosis of osteoporosis is difficult. Bone density measurements, however, are
helpful in screening patients at risk. Technology now provides means of measuring densities …

Conclusions Bone densitometry is used in over 1000 institutions in the United States to aid
in diagnosis of bone disease and to monitor bone changes with disease and therapy. The …

Since its commercial introduction in 1987, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)(1, 2) has
become the measurement technique most associated with the recent rapid growth in the …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the best method of diagnosing osteoporosis and determining
fracture risk and to promote standards in the use of bone densitometry and the reporting of …