Diagnosis of Metabolic Bone Disease

by Paul Grech, T. John Martin, Peter Josef Ell

This compact reference covers the radiologic evaluation, features, and differential diagnosis of metabolic diseases involving the whole skeleton, calcium deficiencies resulting from pharmacologic agents, and bone changes related to endocrine disturbances. Topics discussed include renal bone diseases, Paget's disease, hyperphosphatasia, extraskeletal mineralization, metabolic bone disorders related to malnutrition or tumors, and more. Features beautifully reproduced radiologic images.

374 pages, Hardcover

First published October 16, 1986