Panoramic radiographs and quantitative ultrasound of the radius and phalanx III to assess bone mineral status in postmenopausal women.

Katarzyna GrocholewiczJoanna Janiszewska-OlszowskaMagda Aniko-WłodarczykOlga PreussGrzegorz TrybekEwa SobolewskaMariusz Lipski

Published in: BMC oral health (2018)

1. Mandibular Cortical Index can be used as a screening tool for detecting osteoporosis. 2. Quantitative ultrasound at the phalanx III constitutes a reliable way of assessing bone status.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
body composition
ultrasound guided
cone beam computed tomography
contrast enhanced ultrasound
mass spectrometry
bone regeneration