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2978039

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
We studied 20 women who were at risk for osteoporosis (postmenopausal, or on dialysis, or on steroids), who presented with severe back pain. Patients underwent a dual photon (153Gd) densitometry study of the L2-L4 vertebrae, as well as an emission bone scan (99mTc-MDP). The dual photon method revealed abnormal results (20% or more below the mean expected value) in 13/20 patients (65%), and below the "fracture threshold" in 15/20 (75%). The emission bone scan delineated abnormal foci of uptake in 15/19 (79%). We conclude that women at risk for osteoporosis, who present with severe back pain, are likely to have a positive bone scan due to compression fracture or other derangements related to bone demineralization.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0883-2897
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
629-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Nuclear medicine studies of aging--VI. Dual photon absorptiometry and bone scans in "at risk" women with back pain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Danbury Hospital, CT 06810.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.