Published 1987
| Version v1
Journal article
Measurement of lumbar vertebral mineral content by computed tomography
Creators
- 1. Muenster Univ. (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Klinische Radiologie
Description
Exact quantification of osteoporosis is gaining significance with regard to patients at risk, for whom a pin-pointed hormone substitution concept must be found. The article explains a reliable method that is applied with relatively low effort. The results obtained are discussed, and are compared with other methods' achievements. (orig.)
Abstract (German)
Die exakte Quantifizierung der Osteoporose gewinnt besonders in Hinsicht auf gezielte Hormon-Substitution bei Risikopatienten an Bedeutung. Hier wird eine zuverlaessige Methode mit relativ geringem Aufwand verbunden vorgestellt. Ergebnisse werden diskutiert und mit den anderen Verfahren verglichen. (orig.)Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (German)
- Computertomographische Mineralsalzbestimmungen am Lendenwirbelkoerper
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Roentgenstrahlen
- Journal Issue
- no.58
- Series
- Roentgenstrahlen.
- ISSN
- 0485-3547
- CODEN
- ROEND
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 19092698
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAT SCANNING; DIAGNOSIS; MENOPAUSE; OSTEODENSITOMETRY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENTS; STATISTICS; VERTEBRAE; WOMEN
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; FEMALES; MAMMALS; MAN; MATHEMATICS; MEDICINE; ORGANS; PRIMATES; SKELETAL DISEASES; SKELETON; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES