Ultrasonographic Bone Densitometry. Five Years´ Experience with theAchilles Lunar Apparatus
Ultrazvuková kostnídenzitometriePět let zkušeností s přístrojem Achilles Lunar
Křivka prevalence osteoporózy a osteomalacie u nás i ve světě stoupá dosti strmě. V tomtočlánku autoři předkládají pětileté zkušenosti s ultrazvukovým denzitometrem Achilles Lunar,umožňujícím rozpoznat tyto choroby v začátku dříve než při rtg vyšetření. Výsledky ukázaly,že přístroj je užitečný, nezatěžuje vyšetřované osoby ani obsluhu radiací a výstupy jsousrovnatelné s velkými denzitometry DEXA.
Klíčová slova:
osteoporóza - osteomalacie - ultrazvuková kostní denzitometrie.
Authors:
J. Kocián; P. Kasalický
Authors‘ workplace:
I. interní klinika IPVZ-FTN, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. J. Kocián, DrSc.
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 1999; (2): 91-93
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Overview
The curve of prevalence of osteoporosis and osteomalacia in our country and worldwide is risingquite steeply. In the submitted article the authors present five years´ experience with theultrasonographic densitometer Achilles Lunar which makes it possible to diagnose theseconditions sooner than by X-ray examination. The results revealed that the apparatus is useful,does not endanger the examined subjects and attending staff with radiation and the outcomesare comparable with those of large DEXA densitometers.v
Key words:
osteoporosis - osteomalacia - ultrasonographic bone densitometry.
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