RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Uses and misuses of quantitative ultrasonography in managing osteoporosis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 742
OP 752
VO 73
IS 8
A1 Lewiecki, E. Michael
A1 Richmond, Bradford
A1 Miller, Paul D.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/8/742.abstract
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.