Broadband ultrasonic attenuation in the os calcis and single photon absorptiometry in the distal forearm: a comparative study
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Clinical Physics and Physiological Measurement
- Vol. 7 (4), 375-379
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0815/7/4/007
Abstract
The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) in the os calcis has been described recently but the method has not been compared with other non-invasive techniques for the assessment of bone mass. We have compared the measurement of BUA in the os calcis with single-photon absorptiometry of the distal forearm in 44 subjects. A highly significant positive correlation was found between these two measurements (r = 0.80, p < 0.001). Day to day repeatability was assessed for both techniques, with coefficients of variation of 3.9% and 1.4%, respectively, being obtained. Broadband ultrasonic attenuation appears to be a potentially useful bone measurement in the appendicular skeleton.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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