The assessment of bone mineral density was performed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), using Lunar DPX densitometer. Anterior-posterior spine scan of lumbar vertebrae L1-L4 was performed. Results The following average values of bone mineral density (BMD) were found: 1.116 g/cm for ...
Five different bone measurements can be obtained using QCT to study skeletal development in children; the density of cancellous bone, the density of cortical bone, the size of the axial skeleton, the size of the appendicular skeleton and the volume of cortical bone in the appendicular skeleton. ...
The processes of bone resorption and bone formation are usually closely coupled, but bone formation exceeds resorption during skeletal growth, allowing the skeleton to increase in size and density. Later in life, resorption outstrips bone formation, leading to involutional bone loss. Bone remodeling ...
In our study, DEXA-BMD values were not significantly different between never-smokers and ever-smokers. A previous study also showed that bone mineral density of the lumbar spine, femur neck, and total hip measured by DEXA between ever-smokers and never-smokers did not differ significantly, altho...
Physical Therapist Margaret Martin reviews the latest research on Whole Body Vibration therapy for osteoporosis and bone density.
measured from a small numbers of mice, strict statistical tests were not employed. Knowing the means and standard deviations of each parameter, we sought consistency among the various DEXA and microCT values. Values for KO mice were compared to both littermate WT controls and historical WT data...
AIM: To analyze the correlation of polymorphism (T950C) of promoter region of osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene with bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone biochemical index in patients using glucocorticoid. METHODS: Totally 138 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, who used glucocorticoid for ...
Age-associated changes in bone mass are typically clinically quantified in terms of bone mineral density (BMD) through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) at sites such as the proximal femur, lumbar spine, and forearm (Kanis et al., 2008). In 1994, the World Health Organization...
Biomarkers have advanced from fluid markers of bone formation and resorption to include dual energy X-ray imaging (DEXA) of bone density (allowing bone to be distinguished from soft tissue due to differential absorption at the two energies) and, most recently, high-resolution CT and MR imaging ...
DEXA does not take into account properties such as bone size or bone architecture. BMD is also influenced by body mass and growth.Bone strength reflects several varied bone properties and provides a more complete picture of the bone's fragility, as compared to bone density....