Bone Density - MeSH

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Items: 6

Select item 680155191.

The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practice. Actual bone density would be expressed in grams per milliliter. It is most frequently measured by X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY or TOMOGRAPHY, X RAY COMPUTED. Bone density is an important predictor for OSTEOPOROSIS.

Year introduced: 1990

Select item 680500712.

Bone Density Conservation Agents

Agents that inhibit BONE RESORPTION and/or favor BONE MINERALIZATION and BONE REGENERATION. They are used to heal BONE FRACTURES and to treat METABOLIC BONE DISEASES such as OSTEOPOROSIS.

Year introduced: 2006

Select item 680018513.

Bone Diseases, Metabolic

Diseases that affect the METABOLIC PROCESSES of BONE TISSUE.

Year introduced: 1980

Select item 820500714.

Bone Density Conservation Agents [Pharmacological Action]

Select item 675654755.

Hypouricemia, Hypercalcinuria, and Decreased Bone Density [Supplementary Concept]

Date introduced: November 5, 2012

Select item 675633306.

Chondrodysplasia, Lethal, with Long Bone Angulation and Mixed Bone Density [Supplementary Concept]