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Calcaneal Ultrasonography

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Calcaneal Ultrasonography, Calcaneal Ultrasound

  • See Also
  1. Osteoporosis
  2. Bone Mineral Density
  1. See Bone Mineral Density
  2. Screening low risk patients
  • Advantages
  1. Low Cost
  2. No radiation exposure
  3. Portable equipment
  4. Predicts Fracture risk (esp. Hip Fracture)
  • Disadvantages
  1. Measures only calcaneus Bone Mineral Density
  2. Low precision
  3. Not used for monitoring treatment response