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Calcaneal Ultrasonography
Aka: Calcaneal Ultrasonography, Calcaneal Ultrasound- See Also
- Indications: Osteoporosis Evaluation
- See Bone Mineral Density
- Screening low risk patients
- Advantages
- Low Cost
- No radiation exposure
- Portable equipment
- Predicts Fracture risk (esp. Hip Fracture)
- Disadvantages
- Measures only calcaneus Bone Mineral Density
- Low precision
- Not used for monitoring treatment response