A 16-year-old girl presents for evaluation of secondary amenorrhea. Her menarche was at
the age of 12 years. Her last menstrual period was 6 months ago. She has lost 2.3 kg (5 lb) …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used in the evaluation of bone fragility in
children. Previous recommendations emphasized total body less head and lumbar spine …

In 2008 the National Center for Health Statistics released a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
(DXA) whole body dataset from the NHANES population-based sample acquired with …

Context: Deficits in bone acquisition during growth may increase fracture risk. Assessment of
bone health during childhood requires appropriate reference values relative to age, sex, and …

Background Osteoporosis incidence in children is increasing due to the increased survival
rate of patients suffering from chronic diseases and the increased use of drugs that can …

The diagnosis and management of osteoporosis have been improved by the development of
new quantitative methods of skeletal assessment and by the availability of an increasing …

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography provides an automatical scan analysis of
trabecular and cortical bone compartments, calculating not only their bone mineral density …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the most widely used technical instrument for
evaluating bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) in patients of all ages. However …

The aim of this Task Force was to review the use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
in children and adolescents with underlying chronic diseases that pose risk factors for …

Threats to bone health are increasingly a pediatric concern. Genetic or acquired disorders
can compromise gains in bone quantity and quality, leading to skeletal fragility early in life. 1 …