Quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus (QUS): A valuable tool in the identification of patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer requiring screening for osteoporosis

Quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus (QUS): A valuable tool in the identification of patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer requiring screening for osteoporosis

Non-metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) patients are at increased risk for osteoporosis and fractures mainly due to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)-associated hypogonadism, but this remains largely underdiagnosed and untreated. In this study, we examine the value of pre-screening calcaneal QUS in id...

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Main Authors: B.B. Nieuwkamer, J.P.M. Vrouwe, P.M. Willemse, M.P.J. Nicolai, R.F.M. Bevers, R.C.M. Pelger, N.A.T. Hamdy, S. Osanto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Bone Reports
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
Osteoporosis
Androgen deprivation therapy
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Quantitative ultrasonography (QUS)
ROC analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235218722300027X

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