Dual Energy Xray Absorptiometry in Osteopetrosis

Description: We have used dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in evaluation and follow-up of a patient with osteopetrosis, before and after cord blood transplantation. Other methods of follow-up in such cases have been described, but the use of DXA has not previously been reported. We have shown that DXA offers a safe means of assessing disease progression, the timing of treatment, and response after therapy for osteopetrosis. Iran. Adler, MD, Kimo C. Stine, MD,Joanne Kurtzburg, MD, David L. Kinder, BSRT, RDMS , Katie S. Cox, BSRT, RDMS, Sherlly Y. Lensing, MS, and Joanna J. Seibert, MD, Department of Radiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock South Med J 93(5):501-503, 2000.