Open AccessDiagnostic agreement of quantitative sonography of the calcaneus with dual X-ray absorptiometry of the spine and femur.
Author(s) -
S. Grampp,
Christine B. Henk,
T P Fuerst,
Y Lu,
T R Bader,
Franz Kainberger,
H K Genant,
Herwig Imhof
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.173.2.10430129
Subject(s) - medicine , calcaneus , femur , nuclear medicine , radiology , surgery
The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic agreement between quantitative sonography of the calcaneus and dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the spine and femur for revealing osteoporosis.