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Imaging modalities in the assessment of osteoporosis
Daphne J Theodorou1, Stavroula J Theodorou, David J Sartoris
1Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
Comprehensive Therapy
|January 1, 2003
Abstract:
Imaging can be helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Several imaging modalities have become available to assess bone mass in the peripheral, axial, or entire skeleton. The basic principles, indications, and limitations of each imaging method are presented.