Photon absorptiometry for non-invasive measurement of bone mineral content

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198408000-00003· OSTI ID:5981818

Gupta, S; Luna, E; Belsky, J; Gelfman, N; Miller, K; Davies, T

Bone mineral content of the distal radius was determined in 106 patients by single photon absorptiometry using iodine-125 monochromatic source. The technique provided a reliable means to assess the degree of mineral loss in conditions such as osteoporosis, renal osteodystrophy in patients on chronic maintenance dialysis, subjects on long-term steroid therapy, and those with diabetes mellitus. It is more sensitive than conventional radiography and completely noninvasive compared to bone biopsy. It is suggested that photon absorptiometry is a simple, sensitive, and reliable technique for assessment and follow-up of the bone mineral content in a host of disorders associated with bone demineralization.

• Research Organization: Danbury Hospital, CT
• OSTI ID: 5981818
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 9:8; ISSN CNMED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MINERALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
OSTEOPOROSIS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON