Bone mineral measurement of phalanges: comparison of radiographic absorptiometry and area dual X-ray absorptiometry.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
With a standard, image-intensifier-based, digital radiographic system, high-spatial-resolution images of the hand were acquired for analysis of phalangeal bone mineral density with dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Results with phalangeal DXA had precision of plus or minus 0.67% and accuracy of 4.1% and correlated well with those with radiographic absorptiometry. This phalangeal DXA technique is potentially useful for clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis.
Medical subject headings
- Absorptiometry, Photon
- Bone Density
- Fingers
- Radiographic Image Enhancement