Medisch onderzoek

OSTEOPOROSE IN HET NIEUWS
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Report Links Osteoporosis Drug to Esophagus Cancer.
Date Published: Dec. 31, 2008

Fosamax, Other Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Cancer.
Date Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2009

MEDISCHE ONDERZOEK MET ULTRASOUND HIELSCANNERS
(QUS = Quantative UltraSound)
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The LUNAR ACHILLES as a comparison of osteoporosis screening tools: the heel ultrasound measurement versus the calculated risk assessment tool. M. Gambacciani, A. R. Genazzani; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (2004)

The role of ultrasound in the assessment of osteoporosis: a review. (Medical Physics Department, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, UK.)

Broadband ultrasound attenuation and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in patients with hip fractures: which technique discriminates fracture risk. (Rheumatology Department, City Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.)

Bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with proximal femoral fractures--comparative study between quantitative ultrasonometry and gold standard DXA. (Zentralblatt für Chirurgie, 2005 Oct).

In vivo performance evaluation of the Achilles Insight QUS device. (Journal of Clinical Densitometrie, 2005)

Calcaneal ultrasound predicts early postmenopausal fractures as well as axial BMD. A prospective study of 422 women. (Osteoporosis International, 2004 Mar)

Combining clinical factors and quantitative ultrasound improves the detection of women both at low and high risk for hip fracture. (Osteoporosis International, 2007 Jul)

The calcaneus as the site of manifestation for osteoporosis-associated fractures: age- and sex-specific changes in calcaneal morphology correlate with the incidence and severity of intra-articular calcaneal fractures. (Der Unfallchirurg, 2007 Mar)

Performance evaluation of the achilles Insight: Precision Accuracy and comparison to central DXA Department of Pediatrics and department of internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (2002)

The LUNAR ACHILLES as a screening tool for osteoporosis: comparison with spine DXA. Locomotorisch Centrum, Sijsele-Damme, Belgium; Biomedical research institute, Diepenbeek Belgium; University Hospital Maastricht (2004)