Author(s)

Teodoro Cordova-Fraga^1*, Martha Alicia Hernandez-Gonzalez², Angelica Hernandez-Rayas¹, Daniel Alberto Ponce-Covarrubias²

¹Departamento de Ingeniería Física-DCI, Universidad de Guanajuato campus León Loma del Bosque N. 103, Lomas del Campestre, León, GTO, Mexico.
²IMSS Unidad Médica Alta Especialidadclínica T1 Bajío. Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos S/N, Los Paraísos, León, GTO, Mexico.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), men and women older than 50 years present osteoporosis with reduced bone mass, this is one of the major impact morbidities causes in the world. It may be present in the hip, spine, and wrist. The gold standard technique for osteoporosis diagnosis is the Bone Densitometry (DXA). The evaluation of an electroacoustic device is as an alternative procedure for the validation and diagnosis of osteoporosis. Diagnosis of osteoporosis severity was carried out in 49 females by using the registers of the DEXA’s T-Score values. These were statistically compared with the measurements performed using the electroacoustic device. Non-Significative difference between measurements was found with ANOVA and Chi-square tests and the area for the ROC curve on electroacoustic devices was 0.551. The Bland Altman suggests an excellent concordance between both techniques. This is a non-invasive method that has a proper match with the gold standard. The study suggests that procedure measurements with the electroacoustic device could be implemented as an alternative clinical practice for osteoporosis diagnosis.

Electroacoustic Device, New Diagnostic Tests, Densitometry

Cordova-Fraga, T. , Hernandez-Gonzalez, M. , Hernandez-Rayas, A. and Ponce-Covarrubias, D. (2020) Use of an Electroacoustic Device and Bone Densitometry in the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis: Utility, Validation, and Comparison. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 10, 210-218. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2020.105016.