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Arch Dis Child 1997;76:535-536 ( June )

Assessment of bone status using the contact ultrasound bone analyser

M Z Mughal,a K Ward,a N Qayyum,a C M Langtonb

a Department of Paediatrics, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, b Departments of Medical Physics, University of Hull and Royal Hull Hospitals Trust, Hull

Correspondence to: Dr Mughal.

Accepted 11 February 1997

Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) was measured at the calcaneum in 367 healthy white schoolchildren (193 girls and 174 boys) aged 6-15 years. The mean calcaneal (BUA) increased with age and was significantly related to age, height, and weight. Measurement of calcaneal (BUA) may be helpful in the radiation free assessment of childhood disorders associated with increased fracture risk.

Keywords: broadband ultrasound attenuation; contact ultrasound bone analyser; bone mineral density; dual energy x ray absorptiometry

© 1997 by Archives of Disease in Childhood


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