PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lewiecki, E. Michael
AU  - Richmond, Bradford
AU  - Miller, Paul D.
TI  - Uses and misuses of quantitative ultrasonography in managing osteoporosis
DP  - 2006 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 742--752
VI  - 73
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/8/742.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/8/742.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Aug 01; 73
AB  - Quantitative ultrasonography is attractive as a test for osteoporosis, being precise, radiation-free, portable, and inexpensive, but it is still no substitute for the gold-standard test, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). At present, it cannot be used to diagnose osteoporosis or to monitor the effects of medications on bone density. As more data become available, however, it may play a larger role. A thorough understanding of the utility and limitations of this test is necessary for using it effectively in clinical practice.