Diagnostic accuracy of DXA compared to conventional spine radiographs for the detection of vertebral fractures in children

OBJECTIVES: In children, radiography is performed to diagnose vertebral fractures and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess bone density. In adults, DXA assesses both. We aimed to establish whether DXA can replace spine radiographs in assessment of paediatric vertebral fractures. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Adiotomre, E., Summers, L., Allison, A., Walters, S. J., Digby, M., Broadley, P., Lang, I., Morrison, G., Bishop, N., Arundel, P., Offiah, A. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Paediatric
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5374187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-016-4556-3

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