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Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents

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Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to provide the operator with the basic information required to achieve a good-quality dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. Topics such as patient preparation, standard scan acquisition, and typical acquisition problems are discussed. This information is intended to supplement instructions provided in operator manuals and individual department protocols.

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  1. Department Nuclear Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

    Nicola J. Crabtree PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)

  2. Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital, Palo Alto, CA

    Kyla Kent BS

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    Babette S. Zemel PhD

  4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    Babette S. Zemel PhD

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  1. Pediatric Bone Health Consortium and Children’s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA

    Aenor J. Sawyer MD

  2. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

    Laura K. Bachrach MD

  3. Children’s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA

    Ellen B. Fung PhD, RD

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Crabtree, N.J., Kent, K., Zemel, B.S. (2007). Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents. In: Sawyer, A.J., Bachrach, L.K., Fung, E.B. (eds) Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-211-3_5

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