The assessment of bone health in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; comparison of different imaging-based methods

• Main Authors: Thomas Augdal (Author), Oskar Angenete (Author), Pia Zadig (Author), Anette Lundestad (Author), Ellen Nordal (Author), Xieqi Shi (Author), Karen Rosendahl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Osteoporosis is increasingly being recognized in children, mostly secondary to systemic underlying conditions or medication. However, no imaging modality currently provides a full evaluation of bone health in children. We compared DXA, a radiographic bone health index (BHI (BoneX...