The key role of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in the management of metabolic
bone diseases is well known. The role of DXA in the study of body composition and in the …

Ultrasound is a non-invasive, fast, relatively inexpensive and available tool for estimating
adiposity in clinical practice, and in several research settings. It does not expose patients to …

Objective: The objective of this review was to evaluate the efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency
(PRF) treatment of pain associated with different spinal conditions. The mechanisms of …

The predominant sites of viable and nonviable tumor were determined in the primary lesions
of 50 patients with osteosarcoma after initial treatment with preoperative chemotherapy. …

This is a preliminary case–control study on osteopenic/osteoporotic elderly women, testing
the association of proximal femur fracture with minimum femoral strength, as derived from …

Objectives To assess the feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy of magnetic resonance-guided
focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumours. …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this work was to provide a complete profile of body
composition (BC) in healthy subjects and to investigate age and gender-related differences by …

Objective CT is the recommended technique for the detection of pulmonary metastases in
patients affected by osteosarcoma, though claimed to show several limits compared to manual …

Objective The aim of this study was to test the relationship between anthropometry,
ultrasonography, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the assessment of body …

Background Our aim was to monitor the impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) on
body composition over a 24-month period by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). …