The cornea is a transparent ocular structure. The transmission and refraction of light through the cornea depend primarily on a highly specialized ultrastructure. The corneal stroma is carefully ...

There is high variability in access to, and quality of, bone density scanning facilities worldwide, according to a landmark global study carried out at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse ...

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease in which there is a decrease in bone mass density. The bones become more porous and fragile making them more susceptible to fracture. This disease reduces bone ...

January 3, 2011 — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued clinical guidelines regarding the use, interpretation, harms, and costs of bone densitometry in children and adolescents. The new ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

MALONE — Mammography imaging and bone densitometry equipment upgrades at UVM Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center will make breast imaging and density exams faster, more comfortable, give ...

Crystals are thought to form due to the deposition of immunoglobulin light chain proteins and may diffuse from the tear film or aqueous fluid, 3 although the mechanism by which serum proteins in MM ...

Background: Measurement of bone mineral density is widely used to diagnose osteoporosis. The objectives of this study are to determine how bone densitometry affects subsequent treatment of osteopenia ...