Urol. praxi, 2012; 13(4): 154-158

Densitometry of urological diseases

MUDr.Petr Hrdý, MUDr.Pavel Novosad

MEDIEKOS Labor s. r. o., Osteocentrum, Zlín

Densitometry is a radiologic imaging method determined bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC). Vertebral bodies

L1 – L4 in anterioposterior projection and proximal femur in the area of neck (NECK) and globally (TOTAL) is measured according to osteological

standards. Diagnosis of osteoporosis is established in accordance with measurement of BMD abnormalities from average values at

young healthy individuals, the deviation sets as so-called T-score. Among most frequent causes of osteoporosis in urological ambulance

patients belong to hypogonadism and androgen deprived therapy for prostate cancer. There are still basic suplementation of calcium

and vitamin D in the prevention of osteoporosis, bisphosphonates are first choice medicine in the therapy of men osteoporosis.

Keywords: densitometry, BMD, T-score, osteoporosis, hypogonadism, androgen deprived therapy, bisphosphonates

Published: August 1, 2012  Show citation