Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients

ISBN-13: 9781617376856 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 226 str.

Aenor Sawyer

Opis

Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients is the first resource available for expert opinion on the use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for evaluating bone density in children and adolescents. Written by internationally recognized pediatric bone researchers and clinicians, this volume is unique in its specific attention to the myriad challenges of measuring and evaluating bone density in the pediatric patient. There is sufficient technical detail presented in this volume to enable the establishment of a pediatric DXA center or the proper utilization of DXA scan information in current clinical practice. The volume opens with a brief introduction to general concepts relating to bone health in children and an overview of all currently available densitometry techniques used in evaluating children. Subsequent chapters focus on indications for DXA studies in children and the optimal methods for acquiring, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting these scans. Current and future research applications of DXA and other modalities for studying pediatric bone health are also discussed.An extensive appendix provides useful pediatric reference data, sample forms for use in acquiring and reporting DXA data, listings of useful and relevant pediatric bone websites, and a comprehensive bibliography. This volume, which is the first pediatric DXA reference published, optimizes the accurate and responsible use of DXA in children as a tool in the clinical management of bone fragility, and thereby paves the way for the future development of appropriate intervention and treatment programs for this population.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"Part of the Series Current Clinical Practice, the volume written by authors from several countries reviews in 11 chapters various tools for measuring bone in children and adolescents, but the main theme is to describe the indications, use and interpretation of DXA. A clearly written text useful to clinicians and technicians." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 4 (3), March, 2007)

Spis treści

Rationale for Bone Densitometry in Childhood and Adolescence Aenor J. Sawyer and Laura K. Bachrach Tools for Measuring Bone in Children and Adolescents Kate A. Ward, Zulf Mughal, and Judith E. Adams Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Nicola J. Crabtree, Mary B. Leonard, and Babette S. Zemel Clinical Indications for the Use of DXA in Pediatrics Laura K. Bachrach, Michael A. Levine, Christopher T. Cowell, and Nicholas J. Shaw Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents Nicola J. Crabtree, Kyla Kent, and Babette S. Zemel Analysis Moira Petit, Kyla Kent, Mary B. Leonard, Heather McKay, and Babette S. Zemel Evaluation Babette S. Zemel and Moira Petit Reporting DXA Results Ellen B. Fung, Laura K. Bachrach, Julie N. Briody, and Christopher T. Cowell Children With Special Considerations Laurie J. Moyer-Mileur, Zulf Mughal, and Ellen B. Fung Research Considerations Mary B. Leonard and Moira Petit Looking to the Future of Pediatric Bone Densitometry Nicholas J. Bishop, Aenor J. Sawyer, and Mary B. Leonard Appendix A: Resources Appendix B: Equations and Calculations Appendix C: Pediatric Normative Data Appendix D: Forms and Handouts Index

O autorze

The focus of this book is the rapidly expanding use of Clinical Densitometry in the pediatric and adolescent populations. State-of-the-art and an essential reference for all clinicians and technologists involved in the care of children and adolescents, Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients provides the latest expert-based guidelines to assist practitioners in performing dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in younger patients and in interpreting the data.