Review article

Bone densitometry – the gold standard for diagnosis of osteoporosis

Marija Punda ; Clinic for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
Simeon Grazio ; Clinic for Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Diagnostic imaging methods aimed to detect osteoporosis range from the visual analysis of bone structure on plain skeletal radiographs to quantitative imaging techniques that enable accurate measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), such as quantitative computed tomography (QCT). According to the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) still represents the “gold standard” for diagnosis of osteoporosis and fracture risk prediction. This paper illustrates the current possibilities and recent advances the in application of bone densitometry.

Keywords

bone densitometry; bone mineral density; osteoporosis; diagnostics

Hrčak ID:

137901

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/137901

Publication date:

23.10.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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