Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation (Current Clinical Practice Series) [Hardcover]

Sydney Lou Bonnick (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0896035131 | ISBN-13: 978-0896035133 | Publication Date: July 15, 1998 | Edition: 1st

This unique summary of the state-of-the-art in X-ray bone densitometry highlights for today's primary care physicians and densitometrists the expert application of densitometry techniques in patient management. The book describes the various densitometry techniques currently in use and how to intelligently select among them in a wide variety of clinical circumstances. It also shows how to interpret the computer-generated data and how to recognize and avoid interpretation pitfalls from the effects of artifacts and structural changes. Physicians performing densitometry will learn the key elements to include in a densitometry report to referring doctors, and how to gain mastery of the sophisticated quality control procedures necessary for the successful performance of bone densitometry. Offering the most comprehensive but easily readable explanation of diagnostic densitometry for the physician and technologist, Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice will become the essential guide for all medical personnel working with densitometry.

Editorial Reviews

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"...serve[s] as a valuable guide to practitioners who are beginning bone density studies and as a source of additional expert advice to those who already perform these examinations."-Radiology

"This book reads easily, is well illustrated and the techniques are described in a comprehensive manner. It gives straight and unbiased opinion on some very practical problems, for instance which site to measure, when to make a second measurement after a given treatment. It certainly fills a gap with its clarity and its very practical approach of this widely used technique." -Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

From the Back Cover

Bone densitometry (BD) is an extraordinary clinical tool. It provides a safe, non-invasive window to the skeleton. Through that window, a physician can obtain vital clinical information that enhances diagnosis and improves patient management. Further, much has changed in the last decade to make bone densitometry the especially fascinating field of medicine it is today, incorporating imaging, physics, quantitative analysis, statistics, and computer technology -- all applied in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. No text details the state-of-the-art and value of densitometry better than Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Applications and Interpretation, Third Edition. Written by renowned expert Sydney Lou Bonnick, MD, this edition improves remarkably on her highly regarded previous volumes, with a significant update and expansion of material. New chapters reflect densitometry’s growing applications as well as the evolving needs of the densitometrist. New material on radiation safety and assessment for secondary causes of bone fragility is included, and the text also incorporates material from the recent ISCD Position Development Conferences (PDC’s), both the 4th adult and the 1st pediatric. Moreover, an entire appendix devoted to the PDCs has been added, providing solutions to many unanswered questions concerning bone densitometry applications. In addition, this edition again includes an accompanying CD-ROM containing several important tools: a Precision Calculator, a Statistical Confidence Calculator for Measured Change in BMD, the Black Fracture Index, a Patient Risk Factor Questionnaire, and a CME review, which, if successfully completed, allows the reader to claim up to 30 hours of AMA Category 1 CME credit from the Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education (FORE). Comprehensive and invaluable, Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation, Third Edition offers all primary care physicians and specialists the ideal reference for practicing state-of-the-art bone densitometry and caring for patients with, or at risk for, osteoporosis. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (July 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896035131
• ISBN-13: 978-0896035133
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,759,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good overview with details and case descriptions, May 7, 2003

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M. Chesebro (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation (Current Clinical Practice Series) (Hardcover)

This book is a good reference as well as learning tool. It includes many glossy prints of actual bone density scans with descriptions and instructions for interpretation. It has a good section on identifying artifacts and evaluating the adequacy of the scans. There's not much description of secondary causes of osteoporosis but that information can be obtained elsewhere. In all, a good learning and reference book, esp. for physicians.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Clinical Bible for Osteoporosis, September 10, 2000

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This review is from: Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation (Current Clinical Practice Series) (Hardcover)

This is the single most important resourse that any physician performing DEXA scans should have in his or her library. It is a reference used frequently and is a great review of the state of the art of bone density. Two copies are useful, if the first is misplaced. A must read for physicians starting the bone densitometry business.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just some info, May 21, 2011

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This review is from: Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation (Current Clinical Practice) (Hardcover)

I am in the process of reading this book now, and it seems quite good, but I wanted to get this piece of info out there to others. Another review indicated the CME has expired. This person was referring to a prior edition. For the third edition (and I have confirmed this by email with the Foundation for Osteoporosis and Education in Oakland, CA)30 hrs. of CME is available until Sept. 1, 2012.