Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) for the assessment of bone health.

Osteoporosis is known as a silent disease because bone density slowly decreases with advancing age and without symptoms. The incidence of osteoporosis is increasing yearly worldwide. Measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using conventional bone densitometry (DXA) is practical in diagnosis of osteopor...

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Main Authors: Aqilah-SN SMZ, Zulfarina SM, Nazrun AS, Sabarul AM, Isa NM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2014
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8101/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8101/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8101/1/01-MS180-_Proof_%281-10%29.pdf