Handgrip Strength Among Korean Adolescents With Metabolic Syndrome in 2014 –2015
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing worldwide in adolescents. Metabolic syndrome is a systemic disease that is likely to be associated with other diseases. Studies have shown a relationship between muscle strength, muscle quality, and metabolic syndrome. Handgrip strength is known as a simple tool to measure muscle strength. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between handgrip strength and metabolic syndrome and each metabolic syndrome features in adolescents. Data were obtained from 1050 adolescents (574 boys, 476 girls; age 10 –18 years) who participated in the Korea National Health and N...
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 10, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Yunkoo Kang, Sowon Park, Seung Kim, Hong Koh Source Type: research

TBS as a Tool to Differentiate the Impact of Antiresorptives onCortical and Trabecular Bone in Children With OsteogenesisImperfecta
Introduction/Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a hereditary connective tissue disorder, resulting in low bone mass and high bone fragility. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and in adulthood also the trabecular bone score (TBS) are well established to assess bone health and fracture risk. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the usefulness of TBS in respect to different treatment regimes in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. Changes of areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and TBS using DXA scans of children treated with antiresorptive therapies were evaluated. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Mirko Rehberg, Renaud Winzenrieth, Heike Hoyer-Kuhn, Ibrahim Duran, Eckhard Schoenau, Oliver Semler Source Type: research

A Novel Morphological Analysis of DXA-DICOM Images by Artificial Neural Networks for Estimating Bone Mineral Density in Health and Disease
The objective of the present study was to apply artificial neural networks (ANNs) to estimate total BMD for diagnosing a population of Egyptians with and without pathology, using extracted features from DXA-DICOM images based on the Histogram and Binary algorithms as compared to reference BMD measurements by DXA machine. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 3, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Ehab I. Mohamed, Radwa A. Meshref, Samir M. Abdel-Mageed, Moustafa H. Moustafa, Mohamed I. Badawi, Samy H. Darwish Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Bone Mineral Density And Trabecular Bone Score In Men With Vertebral Fractures
The aim of this study is to evaluate the trabecular bone score (TBS) and bone mineral density (BMD) in men with osteoporotic vertebral fractures. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: V. Povoroznyuk, A. Musiienko Tags: Abstracts from the ISCD Annual Meeting 2018 Source Type: research

Hypovitaminosis D in HIV-infected Patients
Vitamin D (VD) deficiency is highly prevalent among HIV-infected patients and has been associated with a worse disease prognosis. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Cristina Capatina, Anca Streinu Cercel, Daniela Manolache, Oana Sandulescu, Carmen Barbu, Adrian Streinu Cercel, Catalina Poiana Source Type: research

Impact of Whey Protein on Bone Mineral Density: a Systemic Review and Meta-analysis
Previous studies have shown that whey protein and its basic protein fraction, milk basic protein, might have a beneficial effect on bone mass through promoting bone formation and suppressing osteoclast activity. Nonetheless, most studies do not have enough power to examine the potential benefit on bone mass from using whey protein and milk basic protein and the data are contradictory. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Kamonkiat Wirunsawana, Sikarin Upala Source Type: research

Bone Mineral Density Changes in Transsexual Persons: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Both estrogen and testosterone are important in maintaining bone health. It is known that those in the transsexual population undergo significant changes in their body composition and bone mass due to the hormonal changes, either from male-to-female or female-to-male after sex reassignment surgery. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Sikarin Upala, Kamonkiat Wirunsawanya Source Type: research

A Ramped Administration of Pamidronate in Children: Preliminary Results
Pamidronate is the most widely used bisphosphonate to treat osteoporosis in children. It is commonly given IV for 3 consecutive days, for 5 orHtreatment fractures occur at the margins of pamidronate bands that form with bisphosphonate treatment in growing bone. A ramped dosing regimen was proposed to mediate stress-riser formation. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Alyssa K. Givens, Steven Bachrach, H. Theodore Harcke, Heidi Kecskemethy Source Type: research

Age-related decline in BMD is associated with changes in lean mass and modulated by sex and race
Studies have shown that the association between weight and BMD is primarily due to lean mass. Our objective was to determine whether the age-related decline in BMD was associated with changes in body composition (lean/fat mass) and whether it is influenced by sex and race/ethnicity. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Sikarin Upala, Tamara Vokes Source Type: research

Challenges in Osteoporosis Awareness and Management: Results from a Survey of US Postmenopausal Women
Osteoporosis-related fractures are a serious public health burden leading to excess morbidity, excess mortality, and high costs for postfracture care. Risk evaluation and timely disease management are of paramount importance to improve long-term health outcomes. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: E.M. Lewiecki, S.A. Williams, R. Weiss Source Type: research

Change in ultrasound-assessed speed of sound at the tibia and distal radius as a function of age: The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study.
Speed of sound (SOS in m/s) measured with the BeamMed Sunlight Multi-site quantitative ultrasound (QUS) can predict fracture in women over a five-year period, independent of bone mineral density and other significant risk factors for fracture. The rate of SOS decline may better identify patients with an elevated risk for fracture than a single SOS measurement. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: W.P. Olszynski, D.A. Hanley, K.S. Davison, J.D. Adachi Source Type: research

Comparison study of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in native Chinese and American Caucasian populations
This study analyzes and compares the trends in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Chinese and Caucasian populations collected using the Norland DXA scanner. Earlier studies have indicated that on average, the BMD of the general Chinese population is lower than that of the American Caucasian population. This has been linked to the widespread idea that BMD is largely genetically determined. However, recent BMD studies using Norland DXA units may suggest that bone in the Chinese and Caucasian populations may not differ. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Joshua Rajan, Jingmei Wang, Tom V. Sanchez Source Type: research

Correlation of lumbar spine TBS with distal radius and tibial trabecular density and structure measured with HR-pQCT in men and women in the Toronto Cohort of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMOS)
To better estimate the risk of bone fractures, both bone mineral density (BMD) and microarchitecture should be measured. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry(DXA) scans are clinically used to provide information about BMD and can be used to determine trabecular bone score (TBS), which gives an estimate of trabecular microarchitecture for lumbar spine(L1-L4). High-resolution pQCT (HRpQCT) is an in vivo measurement of bone microstructure of the distal radius and tibia and its images can be converted to finite elements for estimation of bone strength. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: R.F. Alharthy, A.K. Wong, E. Szabo, D. Yau, A. Demaras, A.M. Cheung Source Type: research

Decreased total and central adiposity after 100 exoskeletal-assisted walking sessions in persons with chronic spinal cord injury
In persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), paralysis results in extreme physical inactivity and a higher percent of body fat. The accumulation of excess fat in the visceral cavity is a primary contributor to metabolic abnormalities and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), one of the leading causes of death in the SCI population. Powered exoskeleton-assisted walking (EAW) are robotic devises that promote exercise through rehabilitation and overground walking that may have positive effects on body composition and cardiometabolic health. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Christopher M. Cirnigliaro, Steven Knezevic, Adam Specht, Alex T. Lombard, Ann M. Spungen, William A. Bauman, Steven C. Kirshblum, Erica L. Garbarini, Jonathan Augustine, Gail Forrest Source Type: research

Early findings of a technology driven FLS in improving identification, treatment and follow up of hip fracture patients
In an effort to improve the diagnosis and treatment rate in patients with fragility fractures, many health care organizations have implemented secondary prevention programs, widely known as fracture liaison service (FLS). At an academic medical center, a technology driven FLS was developed as a joint effort between the departments of Internal Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery and was launched in March 2016. (Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry)
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - October 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Javaneh Lyons, Elizabeth Ames, Florian Foerg, Patrick Schottel, Elizabeth Rosy Hill, Amanda Kennedy, Augusta Wilson, Edward Leib Source Type: research