Skeletal mass in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with forearm bone mineral content. [Photon transmission scanning of bone tissues]

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7356789

Zanzi, I; Roginsky, M S; Ellis, K J; Blau, S; Cohn, S H

The evaluation of diffuse osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains controversial. An important associated problem is the compounded effect of osteopenia secondary to chronic corticosteroid treatment. Photon-absorptiometric techniques have been utilized for measurements of selected sites of the skeleton, such as the distal femur and the distal radius. The development of the technique of in-vivo total body neutron activation analysis (TBNAA) along with whole body counting, has made possible the direct measurement of skeletal mass (total body calcium, TBCa). The TBCa and radial bone mineral content (BMC) were evaluated in 19 Caucassian women with R.A., with and without a history of corticosteroid treatment. (auth)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7356789
• Report Number(s): BNL-20912; CONF-760123-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
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BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
BONE TISSUES
CALCIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
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METALS
MINERALS
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ORGANS
OSTEODENSITOMETRY
OSTEOPOROSIS
PATIENTS
PHOTON TRANSMISSION SCANNING
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIOLOGY
RHEUMATIC DISEASES
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
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WHOLE-BODY COUNTING