Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) for the assessment of bone health.

• 主要な著者: Aqilah-SN SMZ,, Zulfarina SM,, Nazrun AS,, Sabarul AM,, Isa NM,
• フォーマット: 論文
• 言語: English
• 出版事項: Penerbit UKM 2014
• オンライン･アクセス: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8101/1/01-MS180-_Proof_%281-10%29.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8101/; http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php

Osteoporosis is known as a silent disease because bone density slowly decreases with advancing age and without symptoms. The incidence of osteoporosis is increasing yearly worldwide. Measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using conventional bone densitometry (DXA) is practical in diagnosis of osteopor...