Bone density scan
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35412
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Diagnostic Imaging.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1497
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A bone scan measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are in an area of your bone. The scan may help your health care provider determine your future fracture risk and measure your response to treatment. It is important to be aware of specific conditions that may interfere with the scan (such as other tests you had done recently, whether you think you may be pregnant, etc.). This pamphlet outlines how the scan is done, how to get ready, and what to do during the test.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Diagnostic Imaging
- Alternate Title
- Bone mineral density test
- BMD test
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Absorptiometry, Photon
- Bone and Bones - radiography
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Bone densitometry
- Abstract
- A bone scan measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are in an area of your bone. The scan may help your health care provider determine your future fracture risk and measure your response to treatment. It is important to be aware of specific conditions that may interfere with the scan (such as other tests you had done recently, whether you think you may be pregnant, etc.). This pamphlet outlines how the scan is done, how to get ready, and what to do during the test.
- Notes
- Previous title: Bone mineral density test / bone density scan
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Diagnostic Imaging
- Pamphlet Number
- 1497
A DXA primer for the practicing clinician : a case-based manual for understanding and interpreting bone densitometry
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33697
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams.
--New York:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Location
- Online
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the principal x-ray technology used to diagnose osteoporosis in its early, asymptomatic stages, to assess treatment efficacy, and to guide treatment decisions. It remains the gold standard today. A DXA Primer for the Practicing Clinician: A Case-Based Manual for Understanding and Interpreting Bone Densitometry is based on actual clinical encounters and treatment dilemmas encountered by the authors. The content is derived from years of clinical practice …
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- Author
- Licata, Angelo A
- Other Authors
- Williams, Susan E
- Responsibility
- Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 167 pages)
- ISBN
- 9781441913753 (electronic bk.)
- 9781441913746
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Absorptiometry, Photon - Case Reports
- Bone Density
- Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging - Case Reports
- Osteoporosis - diagnosis - Case Reports
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Bone densitometry
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
- Osteoporosis - Diagnosis
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Médecine
- Abstract
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the principal x-ray technology used to diagnose osteoporosis in its early, asymptomatic stages, to assess treatment efficacy, and to guide treatment decisions. It remains the gold standard today. A DXA Primer for the Practicing Clinician: A Case-Based Manual for Understanding and Interpreting Bone Densitometry is based on actual clinical encounters and treatment dilemmas encountered by the authors. The content is derived from years of clinical practice and presentations given by the authors at regional and national conferences. It exemplifies not only the complete body of knowledge provided through these lectures but also the full range of previously undiscussed nuances of DXA interpretation. This practical, easy-to-read text captures many of the common challenges of DXA interpretation that clinicians often encounter. The central focus of the book is the presentation of what is normal and what is problematic when using DXA. It presents real-life case histories, their corresponding DXA images, the problems encountered and their solutions.
- Contents
- Introduction: How does one go from bone mineral density measurements to a diagnosis of osteoporosis -- What Is Osteoporosis? -- What Happens After I Order a DXA? -- What Is FRAX®?-- The DXA Report: What Every Referring Clinician Needs to Know -- Technological Errors in DXA Scanning: Common Errors in Diagnosing and Monitoring -- Monitoring Treatment Efficacy: DXA Pearls and Pitfalls -- Special Considerations in Common GI Diseases, Obesity, and Following Bariatric Surgery -- UFOs: Unexpected Foreign Objects -- Challenging Cases.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
