Diagnostic Disagreement of Imaging Quantitative Sonography of the Calcaneus with Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry of the Spine and Femur

Abstract

Considerable diagnostic disagreement exists between imaging quantitative sonography and dual X-ray absorptiometry of the spine and femur. The disagreement is in the same range as that reported recently in comparisons of dual X-ray absorptiometry and nonimaging quantitative sonography. In general, no distinct advantage for imaging quantitative sonography could be found when compared with other techniques.