A comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of calcaneal ultrasound measurements with clinical criteria for bone densitometry (DEXA) referral.
Langton
C M
CM
Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease, Hull, UK.
Ballard
P A
PA
Bennett
D K
DK
Purdie
D W
DW
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography