Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry bone densitometry in pediatrics: a practical review and update

Hedieh Khalatbari; Larry A Binkovitz; Marguerite T Parisi

doi:10.1007/s00247-020-04756-4

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry bone densitometry in pediatrics: a practical review and update

Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Jan;51(1):25-39. doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04756-4. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

Authors

Hedieh Khalatbari¹, Larry A Binkovitz², Marguerite T Parisi^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA. hedieh.khalatbari@seattlechildrens.org.
² Department of Radiology, Divisions of Pediatric Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 32857206
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04756-4

Abstract

The assessment of pediatric bone mineral content and density is an evolving field. In this manuscript we provide a practical review and update on the interpretation of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in pediatrics including historical perspectives as well as a discussion of the recently published 2019 Official Position Statements of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) that apply to children.

Keywords: Bone; Bone mineral density; Children; Density; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Absorptiometry, Photon
Bone Density*
Child
Humans
Pediatrics*
Societies, Medical