The Utility of DXA Assessment at the Forearm, Proximal Femur, and Lateral Distal Femur, and Vertebral Fracture Assessment in the Pediatric Population: 2019 ISCD Official Position
Weber D, Boyce A, Gordon C, Högler W, Kecskemethy H, Misra M, Swolin-Eide D, Tebben P, Ward L, Wasserman H, Shuhart C, Zemel B. The Utility of DXA Assessment at the Forearm, Proximal Femur, and Lateral Distal Femur, and Vertebral Fracture Assessment in the Pediatric Population: 2019 ISCD Official Position. Journal Of Clinical Densitometry 2019, 22: 567-589. PMID: 31421951, PMCID: PMC7010480, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryVertebral fracture assessmentGroup of childrenAssessment of skeletal healthDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry assessmentBone health assessmentTotal body less headSpine DXA scansLumbar spine DXA scansDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanLateral distal femurProximal femurClinical bone health assessmentFracture assessmentHealth assessmentX-ray absorptiometryDXA scansEvaluation of bone fragilityBone healthPediatric positionsSkeletal healthHealthPediatricPediatric populationChildren