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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the extent of renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure, the CT numbers of the lateral condylus and mid-shaft of the femur were measured. To adjust for variation due to measurement conditions, calibration phantom was simultaneously scanned with the femur. The CT numbers of the lateral condylus were significantly lower than the control in both nondialyzed (p less than 0.005) and dialyzed patients (p less than 0.05). The CT numbers of the mid-shaft of the femur in dialyzed patients correlated significantly to the duration of hemodialysis (r = 0.807, p less than 0.001). In 15 patients subjected to both CT scan and the photon absorptiometry, the CT numbers of the lateral condylus positively correlated to the mineral content of the radial (r = 0.57) and ulnar (r = 0.69) bones as calculated by photon absorptiometry. These results indicate that the CT scan can be used to estimate bone mineral content quantitatively, and is useful tool for evaluating renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0391-3988
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-100
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Deranged mineral content in the bone of patients with chronic renal failure, estimated by computed tomography.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article