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- Title
Is QUS or DXA Better for Predicting the 10-Year Absolute Risk of Fracture?
- Authors
Moayyeri, Alireza; Kaptoge, Stephen; Dalzell, Nichola; Bingham, Sheila; Luben, Robert N.; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Reeve, Jonathan; Khaw, Kay Tee
- Abstract
The article discusses a study on the predictive capability of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in terms of the 10-year absolute risk of fracture. It notes that DXA stands as the accepted reference method in bone mass density (BMD) measurement while a decline in BMD is linked to an increased risk of fracture. Under the study, the participants were subjected to either hip BMD measurement and QUS assessment. Results show that QUS assessment exhibited performance that is similar to that of DXA in predicting fracture risks.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; ABSORPTIOMETER; RISK factors of fractures; BONE density; BONE densitometry
- Publication
Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 7, p1319
- ISSN
0884-0431
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1359/JBMR.090212