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Publikováno v:
Acta Paediatrica. 90:1262-1266
UNLABELLED As survival improves in beta-thalassaemia, osteoporosis is emerging as a significant problem. This study examines bone mineral density (BMD) of thalassaemic patients of Asian origin (age range 9.5-24 y) to evaluate the extent of problems i
Publikováno v:
Clinical Endocrinology. 59:487-491
Summary objective There are few reports of the metabolic action of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) in vivo. Growth hormone insensitivity syndrome is a good model to examine the effects of IGF-I deficiency. This study was designed to assess body
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 3:251-260
Periarticular osteoporosis around inflamed joints and generalized osteoporosis have been shown to be markers of disease activity and severity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Bone mineral density (BMD) in adults can be assessed p
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Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences. 24:242-246
Chronic rhinitis is the manifestation of a heterogeneous group of disease entities and often proves difficult to manage successfully. We present the investigations of the mucociliary system in 40 patients with mucoid rhinorrhoea as their principal sy
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The British Journal of Radiology. 70:719-727
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is one of the most widely used techniques for non-invasive assessment of bone integrity. There is a growing demand for measurement of paediatric bone status. In DXA the principal radiation risks to patients are the car
Publikováno v:
Osteoporosis International. 7:7-22
Osteoporosis is now being recognized as a "silent epidemic" and there is an increasing need to improve its diagnosis and management. Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurement [broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and velocity] is emerging as an alt
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The British Journal of Radiology. 69:335-340
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is one of the most widely used techniques in the management of osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases. Although patient doses from DXA are generally low, it is still necessary to measure them to assess the ris
Autor:
Y. S. Wahid, D. M. Chapman, C. M. Boivin, Neil Gittoes, John Ayuk, Nicola Crabtree, Mark S. Cooper, N. A. Bebbington
Publikováno v:
Clinical endocrinology. 73(4)
Summary Objective To assess whether clinician-determined treatment intervention thresholds are in line with the assessment of fracture risk provided by FRAX® and treatment recommendations provided by UK guidelines produced by the National Osteoporos
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Archives of Disease in Childhood. 83:143-145
AIMS To investigate the use of the aminobisphosphonate, disodium pamidronate, in children with vertebral osteoporosis. METHODS Five children (aged 10–15 years) with vertebral osteoporosis who developed compression fractures in the thoracic and/or l
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Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 16(12)
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) machine cross-calibration is an important consideration when upgrading from old to new technology. In a recent cross-calibration study using adult subjects, close agreement between GE Lunar DPX-L and GE Lunar Pr