Diagnostic Validity of Orthopantomogram Compared to Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan in Detecting Osteoporosis

Introduction Osteoporosis is one of the most common and rampant metabolic bone disorders among the geriatric, particularly affecting postmenopausal women. Even though resorption tends to occur more rapidly in bones with a higher proportion of trabecular bone (e.g., vertebrae, pelvis, calcaneus), bon...

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Main Authors: D. Prasanna Kumar, S. Jayachandran, N. Thilagavathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04-01
Series:Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1724462