Despite public perception, osteoporosis remains a widespread,
devastating disease, and a very serious and costly public health
threat. Early detection and treatment must be a priority for
primary health care providers. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
(DXA) is the principal x-ray technology used to diagnose
osteoporosis in its early, asymptomatic stages, to assess treatment
efficacy, and to guide treatment decisions. It remains the gold
standard today." ""A DXA Primer for the Practicing Clinician: A
Case-Based Manual for Understanding and Interpreting Bone
Densitometry" is developed around real cases of patients DXA
measurements. The content is derived from presentations given by
the authors at a national society training course and exemplifies
not only the complete body of education provided through these
lectures but the full range of previously undiscussed nuances as
well. This practical, easy-to-read title provides the day to day
problems of DXA usage that new users may encounter and that
training courses do not have time to provide in detail. The central
focus of the book is the presentation of what is normal and what is
problematic in the use of DXA, depicting various scenarios with
real case histories of patients, their corresponding DXA images and
the data that explain the problems. Unique in approach and
presentation, this case-based manual will be of immense value to
all practitioners -- and students interested in providing optimal
diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. "
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