title: Bone mineral measurements in clinical practice.
abstract: The ability to detect accurately and quantify changes and absolute differences in bone mineralisation is of great value in the diagnosis and management of metabolic bone disease, particularly osteoporosis. A number of measurement techniques may be employed; and commercial instrumentation using photon absorptiometry methods will make the measurements more widely available.
mesh_terms: D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals