Diagnostics of Metabolic Bone Disease in Extremely Preterm Infants-Clinical Applicability of Bone Turnover Biochemical Markers and Quantitative Ultrasound.

Sandra CerarLara VurzerAneta Soltirovska ŠalamonLilijana Kornhauser CerarMatevž TrdanDomen RobekTina PermeAjda BičekAdrijana OblakJanja MarcDarko ČerneVanja ErčuljŠtefan Grosek

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, bone alkaline phosphatase, calcium, or ionized calcium are not related to gestational age, but bone mineral density, measured by quantitative ultrasound, is related. There is no correlation between standard and novel biochemical markers and quantitative ultrasound for the identification of metabolic bone disease.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
preterm infants
magnetic resonance imaging
gestational age
high resolution
soft tissue
birth weight
bone regeneration
low birth weight
contrast enhanced ultrasound
body mass index
drug induced
bioinformatics analysis