title: Pediatric bone densitometry.
abstract: Bone densitometry is an established diagnostic tool in adults to assess bone quantity and to stratify patients and healthy individuals for the prevention of bone fracture. It has become a powerful tool in monitoring diseases and treatments that have an impact on bone metabolism, such as primary osteoporosis or drug-induced secondary osteoporosis. Although there are several techniques to assess bone density (eg, radiogrammetry, dual x-ray absorptiometry [DXA], quantitative CT, and quantitative ultrasound), the most widely used technique is DXA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. C.vanKuijk@vumc.nl
authors.forename: Cornelis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Kuijk
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods*; D015519:Bone Density; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods*