Open AccessISCD 2019 Official Position. Bone Densitometry in Pediatrics
Author(s) -
María Lorena Brance
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista argentina de reumatología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2362-3675
pISSN - 0327-4411
DOI - 10.47196/rar.v31i1.427
Subject(s) - densitometry , medicine , bone mass , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , bone health , lumbar spine , bone mineral content , dual energy , medical physics , bone density , bone mineral , osteoporosis , surgery
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) convenes a Position Development Conference (PDC) to make recommendations for standards in the field of bone densitometry. This year 2019 the new official positions in pediatric bone health were published. Topics considered included relevant technical and clinical issues for dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), other bone evaluation technologies other than central DXA and the evaluation of vertebral fractures. In addition to the utility of the lumbar spine and total body less head, this year the recommendations add the utility of DXA in peripheral sites in children and adolescents.