Radiology of Osteoporosis

Radiology of Osteoporosis edited by Stephan Grampp.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of osteoporosis, the pathologic conditions that give rise to osteoporosis, and the complications that are frequently encountered. After initial chapters devoted to pathophysiology, the presentation of osteoporosis on conventional radiographs is illustrated...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Grampp, Stephan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Diagnostic Imaging
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Radiology.
Orthopedics.
Internal medicine.
Gynecology .
Pathology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • What Can we Expect to Find?
  • 1 Pathophysiology and Aging of Bone
  • 2 Pathophysiology in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Disorders
  • 3 Therapeutic Approaches and Mechanisms of Drug Action
  • 4 Orthopedic Surgery
  • How Should we See and Measure?
  • 5 Conventional Radiographs and Basic Quantitative Methods
  • 6 Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
  • 7 Vertebral Morphometry
  • 8 Spinal Quantitative Computed Tomography
  • 9 Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography
  • 10 Quantitative Ultrasound
  • 11 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • 12 Structure Analysis Using High Resolution Imaging Techniques
  • What do we Use in Practice?
  • 13 Densitometry in Clinical Practice
  • 14 Practical Cases
  • List of Contributors.

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