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Bone assessment in children with chronic kidney disease: data from two new bone imaging techniques in a single-center pilot study
Bone damage in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a challenge for pediatric nephrologists. Areal measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) have been routinely per...
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Assessment of Bone Microarchitecture in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Comparison of 2D Bone Texture Analysis and High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography at the Radius and Tibia
Bone microarchitecture can be studied noninvasively using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). However, this technique is not widely available, so more simple techniques may b...
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Bone metabolism in oxalosis: a single-center study using new imaging techniques and biomarkers
The deposition of calcium oxalate crystals in the kidney and bone is a hallmark of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1). We report here an evaluation of the bone status of 12 PH1 children based on bone biomarker...