title: Bone Mineral Density Assessment in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: Comparison Between T-Scores by Heel QUS and DXA in HRPZII.
abstract: This short-term study which was carried out in a small group of pre- and postmenopausal women at Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZII) aims to compare between Tscores detected by heel Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) and by Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and spine. The prevalence of osteoporosis by heel QUS was 63.3% and up to 16.7% by DXA. Insufficient or weak agreement exists between T-score measurements by heel QUS and axial DXA. Significant correlations were found between measurements of T-scores by both methods, with r values from 0.364 to 0.91. Although some correlation was found, significant discrepancy in the frequency of osteoporosis using different methods and sites is substantial.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Queen Elizabeth II, Radiology Department, Lorong Bersatu, Off Jalan Damai, Luyang, 88300, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. najura72@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: W M W N
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Zaini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Md Ariff
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012860:Skates, Fish