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Osteoporosis: epidemiology and available diagnostic approaches (Contributo in atti di convegno)
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- Osteoporosis: epidemiology and available diagnostic approaches (Contributo in atti di convegno) (literal)
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- 2014-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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S. Casciaro, M.D. Renna, P. Pisani, A. Greco, F. Conversano, M. Muratore (2014)
Osteoporosis: epidemiology and available diagnostic approaches
in 3rd Imeko TC13 Symposium on Measurements in Biology and Medicine "New Frontiers in Biomedical Measurements", Lecce, Italy, 17-18 Aprile 2014
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- S. Casciaro, M.D. Renna, P. Pisani, A. Greco, F. Conversano, M. Muratore (literal)
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- Proceedings of the 3rd Imeko TC13 Symposium on Measurements in Biology and Medicine \"New Frontiers in Biomedical Measurements\" (literal)
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy; Echolight S.r.l., Lecce, Italy; O.U. of Rheumatology, \"Galateo\" Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy. (literal)
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- Osteoporosis: epidemiology and available diagnostic approaches (literal)
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- 978-92-990073-5-8 (literal)
- Abstract
- Osteoporosis is the most common disorder of
bone metabolism, with a high rate of diffusion, especially in
the elderly population. The main consequence of
osteoporosis is bone fragility, with the consequently
increased risk of fracture. Vertebral and hip fractures
represent one of the most important causes of morbidity and
disability and cause also high economic costs for the
National Healthcare Systems. The currently accepted \"gold
standard\" method for osteoporosis diagnosis is represented
by the evaluation of bone mineral density (BMD) through
dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). However, DXA presents
some considerable limitations such as the exposition to
ionizing radiations, employment of bulky devices and high
costs of management. This paper gives an overview of the
most widely used X-ray based techniques to perform
osteoporosis diagnosis and describes the working principles
of non-invasive ultrasound (US) based methods for bone
densitometry, underlining the corresponding advantages and
limitations for their use in the clinical practice. Moreover,
the article illustrates the effectiveness of an innovative US
technique, directly applicable on the main anatomical
reference sites, in terms of diagnostic accuracy and fracture
risk prediction. Early diagnosis is the key to resize the
impact of osteoporosis on healthcare systems. Therefore, it
would be necessary to encourage the widespread use of
quick, cheap and non-invasive screening techniques. (literal)
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