[Morphometric dual-energy roentgen absorptiometry in follow-up of scoliosis].
OBJECTIVE
Taking pictures of the spine with Morphometric X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) leads to a radiation dose of just 1% of conventional X-ray. Purpose of this study was to evaluate if DXA is a suitable method for sufficient measuring of the scoliosis angle.


METHODS
We examined 20 patients with scolioses I. Control-pictures were made with conventional X-rays and compared to those made by DXA, measuring of scoliosis angle was performed by the method of Lippmann/Cobb.


RESULTS
The difference between both methods was -10.5% DXA to conventional X-ray-each angle examined on DXA was smaller.


CONCLUSIONS
It is possible to measure scolioses I on DXA.
Hutzelmann
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Klinik für Orthopädie der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
Schmid
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Halle
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Diedrich
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Baade
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Heller
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D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity