Brazilian pediatric reference data for quantitative ultrasound of phalanges according to gender, age, height and weight.

Brazilian pediatric reference data for quantitative ultrasound of phalanges according to gender, age, height and weight.

To establish normative data for phalangeal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measures in Brazilian students.The sample was composed of 6870 students (3688 females and 3182 males), aged 6 to 17 years. The bone status parameter, Amplitude Dependent Speed of Sound (AD-SoS) was assessed by QUS of the phalan...

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Main Authors: Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves, Roberto Regis Ribeiro, Wellington Roberto Gomes de Carvalho, Anderson Marques de Moraes, Everton Paulo Roman, Keila Donassolo Santos, Pedro Augusto Rodrigues Medaets, Nélio Neves Veiga-Junior, Adrielle Caroline Lace de Moraes Coelho, Tathyane Krahenbühl, Leticia Esposito Sewaybricker, Antonio de Azevedo Barros-Filho, Andre Moreno Morcillo, Gil Guerra-Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4456168?pdf=render

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