A recent study published in Clinical Endocrinology explores the usefulness of calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) as a tool for long-term fracture risk assessment in individuals with ...

We explore the current guidance for osteoporosis screening in men, as well as barriers to access for both clinicians and ...

The following is a summary of “Application of Calcaneal Ultrasonography for Long-Term Fracture Risk Assessment in Diabetic ...

Densitometers are used routinely in molecular biology and biochemistry to quantify nucleic acid or protein bands and spots on autoradiograms, stained gels, and transfer membranes. The performance of ...

they coordinate with our muscles to support movement, have blood cell-producing bone marrow and contain essential minerals (like calcium), according to the National Institute of Arthritis and ...

If you feel pain in your bone, even if it isn’t constant, tell your doctor. Early treatments may keep the bone from breaking. Metastatic cancer weakens bones. That makes it easier for them to ...

An ultrasound scan is a procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of a part of the inside of your body. The ultrasound scanner has a probe that gives off sound waves. The ...

Department of Oral Geriatrics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin ...

Achilles Express ultrasound bone densitometer and OMRON HEM-1000 electronic sphygmomanometer, respectively. Results The results showed that 65.77% of Hmong men, 58.79% of Hmong women, 54.82% of Maonan ...