title: [Evaluation of bone density of the calcaneum using ultrasound attenuation in menopausal women].
abstract: The results of bone density of the calcaneum measured with ultrasound in 107 menopaused women were compared with reference values provided by the manufacturer of the Walker Sonics machine and with the results of quantitative densitometry obtained with computed tomography of the calcaneum and lumbar vertebrae. The coefficient of correlation was 0.57 for the calcaneum and 0.45 for the vertebrae and was confirmed by the kappa index which was 0.58 and 0.54 respectively, indicating that bone density measurement with ultrasound attenuation is a simple non-invasive non-radiating technique which is a promising method for exploring osteoporosis in menopaused women.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Universitaire de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Pathologie de la Reproduction, Roubaix.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crépin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duquesnoy
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Julliot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Subtil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Evaluation de la densité osseuse du calcanéum par mesure de l'atténuation des ultrasons chez les femmes ménopausées.