Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice by Sydney Lou Bonnick

Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice by Sydney Lou Bonnick

Bone densitometry (BD) is an extraordinary clinical tool. It provides a safe, non-invasive window to the skeleton. Through that window, a physician can obtain vital clinical information that enhances diagnosis and improves patient management. Further, much has changed in the last decade to make bone densitometry the especially fascinating field of medicine it is today, incorporating imaging, physics, quantitative analysis, statistics, and computer technology -- all applied in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. No text details the state-of-the-art and value of densitometry better than Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Applications and Interpretation, Third Edition. Written by renowned expert Sydney Lou Bonnick, MD, this edition improves remarkably on her highly regarded previous volumes, with a significant update and expansion of material. New chapters reflect densitometry’s growing applications as well as the evolving needs of the densitometrist. New material on radiation safety and assessment for secondary causes of bone fragility is included, and the text also incorporates material from the recent ISCD Position Development Conferences (PDC’s), both the 4th adult and the 1st pediatric. Moreover, an entire appendix devoted to the PDCs has been added, providing solutions to many unanswered questions concerning bone densitometry applications. Comprehensive and invaluable, Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation, Third Edition offers all primary care physicians and specialists the ideal reference for practicing state-of-the-art bone densitometry and caring for patients with, or at risk for, osteoporosis.

From the reviews of the third edition:

“This is the third edition of a comprehensive book on bone densitometry… This compendium is essential for every clinician who routinely provides care and advice to patients who potentially could have bone demineralization. … The author is a greatly respected clinician and researcher in bone densitometry. … This is one of the seminal books on bone densitometry and should be in every medical library of teaching institutions and practitioners caring for and advising patients with potential bone demineralization.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2010)

“Recent advances in technology such as ultrasound and new data have led to a new edition of this practical book on advances in the application of bone densitometry. It has 16 chapters from technical to clinical application aspects. Useful also for pediatric endocrinologists.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 7 (4), June, 2010)

Dr. Bonnick is a native of Dallas, Texas and a graduate of Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. She is the medical director of the Clinical Research Center of North Texas and an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Dr. Bonnick is one of the founders and past Secretary of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Dr. Bonnick helped to create and teach the original physician and technologist bone densitometry certification courses for ISCD. She is the 1999 winner of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry President's Award and a past recipient of the American Medical Women's Association President's Recognition Award and the AMWA's Calcium Education Nutrition Award. She is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, and a member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, National Osteoporosis Foundation, International Society for Clinical Densitometry and the North American Menopause Society. She is a former member of the osteoporosis advisory committee for the Texas Department of Health. Dr. Bonnick has served as a primary investigator in numerous research trials in the field of the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and has published extensively. In addition to being the co-author of this book, she is also the author of Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice from Humana Press. She lives in Denton, Texas. Ms. Lewis is a medical radiologic technologist and recognized by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry as a certified densitometry technologist. She is one of the original members of the technologist teaching faculty for ISCD and the 1997 winner of the ISCD technologist of the year award. She is the clinical research coordinator for Dr. Sydney Bonnick and bone density technologist at the Clinical Research Center of North Texas in Denton, Texas. She has extensive experience in bone densitometry on all types of equipment over the last 25 years. She lives in Denton, Texas.

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ISBN 13	9781603274982
ISBN 10	1603274987
Title	Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice
Author	Sydney Lou Bonnick
Series	Current Clinical Practice
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Humana Press Inc.
Year published	2009-11-02
Number of pages	520
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