Browsing by Subject "Absorptiometry"

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      Bone pain in thalassaemia: assessment of DEXA and MRI findings 

      Angastiniotis, Michael; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Aristidou, K.; Kanakas, A.; Yerakaris, M.; Eracleous, E.; Posporis, T. (1998)
      An increasing number of adult thalassaemics have been complaining of aches and pains of varying degrees of severity. In a minority the pains are debilitating and there is stiffness in movement. This study is an attempt to ...
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      Elemental composition of bone minerals in women with breast cancer treated with adjuvant tamoxifen 

      Kalef-Ezra, J. A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Klouvas, G. D.; Karantanas, A. H.; Hatzikonstantinou, I.; Glaros, D. (1996)
      Oestrogen levels play a major role in conditioning the rates of bone changes in women. Tamoxifen is a synthetic oestrogen antagonist commonly used as an adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. The goal of the present study was ...
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      New evidence that tamoxifen does not induce osteoporosis: A nuclear activation analysis and absorptiometry study 

      Kalef-Ezra, J. A.; Glaros, D.; Klouvas, G. D.; Hatzikonstantinou, I.; Karantanas, A. H.; Siamopoulos, K. C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1992)
      The possibility of increased risk for osteoporosis in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen was investigated. 26 patients aged 41-65 years without skeletal metastases were studied. All patients were treated with ...