Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Early Life

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1997 English Publisher:S. Karger AGJournal:Hormone Research, volume 48, pages 43-49 (issn: 0301-0163, eissn: 1423-0046,

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Authors: A, Lapillonne; P M, Braillon; P D, Delmas; B L, Salle;

doi: 10.1159/000191267

pmid: 9161871

Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Early Life

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Abstract

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a safe and quick technique, and requires little cooperation from the patient. DXA has therefore been introduced progressively in paediatrics and neonatology to study bone mineral content and body composition. The limits of DXA are related mainly to accuracy, and it is too early to claim that DXA is a 'gold standard' technique for body composition research. However, DXA appears to be an adequate tool for measuring bone mass and body composition in the clinical setting, and it represents the best technical choice for paediatric use to date.

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Hôpital Édouard-Herriot
France
Hospices Civils de Lyon
France

Keywords

Absorptiometry, Photon, Calcification, Physiologic, Reference Values, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Body Composition, Infant, Newborn, Humans, Infant, Sensitivity and Specificity

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