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Clinical benefits of BHI supported by 30 publications – new podcast
A PubMed search now yields 30 publications on BoneXpert’s Bone Health Index, supporting the clinical benefits of BHI. While the gold standard for assessing children’s bone health...
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Study of BHI in children below 2 years with and without Osteogenesis Imperfecta
This study has a sinister background: In children below the age of two years with unexplained fractures, it may be difficult to distinguish those with...
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BHI SDS in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is associated with spinal fragility
A new paper by Drs. Phung and Ward from CHEO (Ottawa) reports a study of 54 boys with DMD with BoneXpert. Lateral spine radiographs were evaluated to...
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BHI reference curves in 12 populations
New results on Bone Health Index reference curves for 12 populations spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America were presented at the recent International Conference...
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Hand radiographs as a potential replacement for DXA in osteopenia screening
At the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) conference held in Sevilla in June 2024, Karen Rosendahl of Tromsø (awarded the ESPR 2024 Gold Medal)...
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Fracture study from Birmingham
Bone Health Index is significantly lower in children with vertebral fractures than in children without.
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Bone Health Index demonstrates relation to fractures in Klinefelter children
A study published in Journal of the Endocrine Society by Vogiatzi and Ross of Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, followed 90 Klinefelter boys, half of...
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How well does Bone Health Index correlate with DXA?
The journal “Bone” brings a new paper entitled “Which skeletal imaging modality is best for assessing bone health in children and young adults compared to...
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BoneXpert validated in Afghan toddlers
A new paper by Suma Uday et al reports the use of BoneXpert to study bone age and BHI in deprived Afghan children of age...
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Assessment of arthritis with BoneXpert
Two new papers report the use of BoneXpert to assess rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. They exploit the recent extension of BoneXpert’s measurement of cortical thickness...
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New paper on Bone Health Index
Osteoporosis International has published a paper on a new pediatric bone index in BoneXpert (also known as the Bone Health Index, BHI). The full text...