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Dual Photon Absorptiometry: Validation of Mineral and Fat Measurements [PDF]

, 1990
Photons passing through human tissue undergo attenuation in relation to the specific chemical substances with which they interact. Soft tissues, consisting largely of water and organic compounds, reduce photon flux to a lesser extent than bone mineral, which contains the intermediate-Z element calcium.
S B, Heymsfield, J, Wang, M, Aulet, J, Kehayias, S, Lichtman, Y, Kamen, F A, Dilmanian, R, Lindsay, R N, Pierson   +8 more
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Relation between bone mineral density and serum ferritin levels in patients with thalassemia major

Caspian Journal of Pediatrics, 2016
Background: Thalassemia/haemoglobinopathy is a hereditary disease with increased erythropoiesis and expansion of the bone marrow cavity. Consequently, there is a reduction in trabecular bone tissue resulting in osteopenia/osteoporosis.
Hassan Mahmoodi Nesheli, Elham Farahanian   +1 more
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Diretrizes para prevenção e tratamento da osteoporose induzida por glicocorticoide Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012
Os glicocorticoides (GC) são prescritos por praticamente todas as especialidades médicas, e cerca de 0,5% da população geral do Reino Unido utiliza esses medicamentos.
Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Ana Patrícia Paula, Cristiano Zerbini, Diogo S. Domiciano, Helenice Gonçalves, Jaime S. Danowski, João F. Marques Neto, Laura M. C. Mendonça, Mailze C. Bezerra, Maria Teresa Terreri, Marta Imamura, Pedro Weingrill, Perola G. Plapler, Sebastião Radominski, Tatiana Tourinho, Vera L. Szejnfeld, Nathalia C. Andrada   +17 more
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The Comparison of Effects of Alendronate and Raloxifene Treatment in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis - Original Investigation

Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2006
This study was performed to assess and compare the effects of raloxifene and alendronate for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Thirty-two women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (raloxifene group:16 patients, alendronate group: 16 patients ...
Gülcan Gürer, Ömer Faruk Şendur, Cavidan Ay, Ayhan Erkek, Bengü Beydağ Odabaşı   +4 more
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Non-invasive methods for the determination of body and carcass composition in livestock: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound: invited review

Animal, 2015
The ability to accurately measure body or carcass composition is important for performance testing, grading and finally selection or payment of meat-producing animals.
A.M. Scholz, L. Bünger, J. Kongsro, U. Baulain, A.D. Mitchell   +4 more
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The comparison of effects of alendronate and raloxifene treatment in postmenauposal women with osteoporosis - Original Investigation

Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2005
This study was performed to compare and to research the effects of raloxifene and alendronate for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis women. Thirty two women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (raloxifene group:16 patients, alendronate group: 16 ...
Gülcan Gürer, Ömer Faruk Şendur, Cavidan Ay, Ayhan Erkek, Bengü Beydağ Odabaşı   +4 more
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Sarcopenia as a leading component of malignant cachexia syndrome

Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2012
The aim of review. To analyze cumulative data of the global literature on skeletal musculature depletion or sarcopenia, in development of malignant cachexia syndrome, as well as diagnostics and clinical value of this state.Original points.
V. K. Lyadov, E. A. Bulanova, A. P. Seryakov   +2 more
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Comparison of methods for diagnosing sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Bolʹ, Sustavy, Pozvonočnik
Background. Sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs in connection with the chronic inflammatory process, hormonal therapy, and limitation of physical activity due to pain syndrome.
I. Stoika, R. Yatsyshyn, O. Drohomeretska, I. Popadynets, O. Babenko, O. Shapoval   +5 more
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The Comparison of Effects of Alendronate and Calcitonin Treatment in Men With Osteoporosis

Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2004
In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in research investigating the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in men.
Gülcan Gürer, Faruk Şendur, Ayhan Erkek   +2 more
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Relation Between Smoking and Bone Mineral Density

Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2005
Studies examining the relation between the nicotine intake through cigarette smoking and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) are limited and contradictory. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between nicotine intake through smoking and BMD ...
Alper Başaran, Gül Fidan Sarıbay, Sabire Akın, Feza Korkusuz   +3 more
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