Quantitative Methods in Bone Densitometry - Rilegato

Huddleston, Alan

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ISBN 10: 0898383625 ISBN 13: 9780898383621

Casa editrice: SPRINGER NATURE, 1988

Riassunto

Interest in bone densitometry methods has recently experienced a resurgence within the medical community. Novel and interesting devices have been designed for the measurement of bone mass, bone density, cortical thickness, and other parameters of bone changes.

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Recensione

`This book is a worthwhile investment for those seeking a comprehensive overview of bone mineral measurements.'
H. Griffiths, Radiology, November 1989, Vol. 111, No. 5, p. 447

Contenuti

1 Introduction.- Composition of Bone Tissue.- Bone Strength and Bone Mass.- Bone Mass Measurements.- 2 Radiographic Film Methods.- Radiographic Diagnosis (Radioscopy).- Trabecular Indices.- Principles of Radiogrammetry.- Combined Cortical Thickness.- Barnett-Nordin Index.- Cortical Area.- Percent Cortical Area.- Exton-Smith Index.- Principles of Metacarpal Measurements.- Magnification Techniques.- Vertebral Measurements.- Radius Measurements.- Precision and Accuracy (Radiogrammetry).- Clinical Measurements.- Radiographic Photodensitometry.- Precision and Accuracy (Photodensitometry).- Videodensitometry.- 3 Single-Photon Absorptiometry.- Principles of Measurement.- X-ray Tube Sources for SPA.- Multiwire Proportional Counters.- Two-Dimensional SPA.- Precision and Accuracy (SPA).- Effects of Adipose Tissue.- Clinical Measurements.- SPA in Children.- Fracture Risk.- Radiation Dose to Patients.- 4 Dual-Photon Absorptiometry.- Principles of Measurement.- Instrumentation and System Design.- Beam Hardening and Crossover Corrections.- Correction for Fat.- Precision and Accuracy.- Total-Body Bone Mineral Measurements.- Clinical Measurements.- Fracture Threshold.- Radiation Dose to Patients.- 5 Quantitative Computed Tomography.- Monoenergetic (Gamma) CT.- Precision and Accuracy (Gamma-CT).- Single-Energy X-ray Quantitative CT.- Precision and Accuracy (Single-Energy X-ray CT).- Beam-Hardening Effects.- Partial Volume Effects.- Effects of Marrow Fat.- Dual-Energy X-ray Quantitative CT.- Precision and Accuracy (Dual-Energy CT).- Clinical Measurements.- Radiation Dose to Patients.- 6 Scattering Methods in Densitometry.- Compton-Scatter Imaging Methods.- Fixed-Point Compton-Scatter Methods.- Dual-Source/Dual-Detector Methods.- Dual-Source/Single-Detector Methods.- Single-Source/Single-Detector Methods.- Single-Source/Dual-Detector Method.- Finite Geometry Effects.- Multiple Scattering.- Clinical Measurements.- Coherent/Compton-Scatter Methods.- 7 Activation Analysis Methods.- Principles of Measurement.- Partial-Body NAA.- Precision and Accuracy (NAA).- Clinical Measurements.- Radiation Dose to Patients (NAA).- Proton Activation Analysis (PAA).- Muonic X-ray Excitation.- 8 Clinical Applications and Comparison of Methods.- References.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SPRINGER NATURE
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0898383625
• ISBN 13: 9780898383621
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 218
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