Three-year prospective study on fracture risk in postmenopausal women by quantitative ultrasound at the phalanges.

The purpose of this study was the calculation of fracture risk in a prospective study on postmenopausal women by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) at the phalanges. A total of 2341 postmenopausal women were recruited in 5 centers in Italy during 2006 and 2007 for QUS measurement during a screening program for osteoporosis. Two ultrasound parameters were collected: amplitude-dependent speed of sound (AD-SoS) and ultrasound bone profile index (UBPI).

Prospective bone ultrasound patterns during childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment.

Objective: Bone impairment is a well-known complication in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors but less is known about bone dynamics during ALL therapy. We longitudinally assessed by Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) skeletal modifications during this treatment.

Materials And Methods: Forty-four newly diagnosed ALL children underwent bone measurement by QUS parameters BTT (Bone Transmission Time) and AD-SoS (Amplitude-Dependent Speed of Sound), mainly reliant on bone density and cortical thickness, respectively.

Bone alterations in children and young adults with renal transplant assessed by phalangeal quantitative ultrasound.

Background: Bone alterations in young renal transplant recipients were investigated in several studies with conflicting results. Quantitative ultrasound of the phalanges is a recently developed noninvasive procedure to assess skeletal status.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study at a single transplant center with values compared with previously studied healthy controls.