With increased technologies since the first edition of Bone Densitometry for Technologists in 2002, this updated second edition covers new models that have become available, new drugs in prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis and new guidelines based on the testing. Addressed for the first time are new increasing applications in pediatrics and a review of skeletal morphometry performed with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry as well as body composition analysis.

Zusammenfassung
Sydney Lou Bonnick, MD, FACP, and Lori Ann Lewis, MRT, CDT, have updated and expanded their highly praised Bone Densitometry for Technologists to reflect the latest standards and developments in the field. Here radiologic technologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dedicated densitometry technologists can find new guidelines for bone density testing, new therapies for osteoporosis, and new treatment guidelines for osteoporosis, as well as new chapters on pediatric densitometry, body composition assessments, and the use of skeletal morphometry in diagnosis and fracture risk prediction.

Inhalt
An Introduction to Conventions in Densitometry.- Densitometry Techniques.- Skeletal Anatomy in Densitometry.- FDA-Approved Densitometry Devices.- Computer Basics.- The Importance of Precision.- Radiation Safety in X-Ray Densitometry.- Quality Control.- An Overview of Osteoporosis.- Interpretation of Bone Densitometry Data.- Considerations in Pediatric Densitometry.- Moving Beyond Bone Density With Bone Densitometers.