Ultrasound improved with Pyrilinks
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Combined use of Metra Biosystems' Pyrilinks-D assay with ultrasound measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) may increase precision in screening for osteopenia compared with ultrasound alone. Dr I Yamamoto of Japan's Shiga University of Medical Science presented data from a study of 995 women aged 30-59 at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research last week.