ArticlePediatric radiology2005
Bone measurements of infants in the first 3 months of life by quantitative ultrasound: the influence of gestational age, season, and postnatal age.
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- Postnatal Changes in Tibial Bone Speed of Sound of Preterm and Term Infants during Infancy.PloS one · 2016Article
- Axial quantitative ultrasound assessment of pediatric bone quality in eastern Nepal.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015Article
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- Quantitative bone US measurements in neonates and their mothers.Pediatric radiology · 2008Article
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- Bone ultrasound velocity in small- versus appropriate-for-gestational age preterm infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2007Article
- Ultrasound bone densitometry of the calcaneus in healthy Chinese children and adolescents.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2007Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are a few quantitative ultrasound (QUS) studies of bone status for Chinese children.
objectiveTo evaluate the clinical application and to investigate the bone status of neonates and young infants with QUS. MATERIALS AND
methodsAn ultrasound bone sonometer was used to measure the bone speed of sound (SOS) of the tibia in 542 neonates within 3 months of birth.
resultsAt birth, no significant difference of SOS was found between boys and girls, but there was a significant difference of SOS between premature infants and full-term infants. The SOS in neonates born during spring and summer was significantly lower than those born during autumn and winter. There were significant correlations between SOS and gestational age, and between bone SOS and birth weight in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants. Multiple regression analysis found that gestational age and infant birth season were two important factors influencing SOS. During the first 3 months, there was no significant difference in SOS between sexes. The SOS of infants showed an inverse correlation with postnatal age, and the decrease of bone SOS with age in premature infants was more marked than in full-term infants.
conclusionsQUS is suitable for evaluating bone status in infants with high precision. The study offers some basic data for neonates and young infants.
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