By Associate Professor Nicholas Anthony Pocock

Journal articles

Pocock N; Chan D, 2025, 'Editorial: Is REMS-BMD Truly a Measured Parameter? A Call for Transparency and Technical Clarification', Osteoporosis International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-025-07699-4

Rao A; Elder E; Center JR; Tran T; Pocock N; Elder GJ, 2022, 'Improving Bone Mineral Density Screening by Using Digital X-Radiogrammetry Combined With Mammography', Jbmr Plus, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10618

Chen W; Khan Z; Freund J; Pocock N, 2022, 'Dual Hip DXA. Is it Time to Change Standard Protocol?', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25, pp. 20 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2021.07.006

Brzozowska MM; Tran T; Bliuc D; Jorgensen J; Talbot M; Fenton-Lee D; Chen W; Hong A; Viardot A; White CP; Nguyen TV; Pocock N; Eisman JA; Baldock PA; Center JR, 2021, 'Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery result in long term bone loss', International Journal of Obesity, 45, pp. 235 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-00660-x

Kolanu N; Silverstone EJ; Ho BH; Pham H; Hansen A; Pauley E; Quirk AR; Sweeney SC; Center JR; Pocock NA, 2020, 'Clinical Utility of Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Vertebral Fractures From Computed Tomography Images', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 35, pp. 2307 - 2312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4146

Carr A; Kerr SJ; Richardson R; Ebeling P; Pocock N; Rojas J; Martinez E; Hoy J, 2019, 'Prolonged Effect of Zoledronic Acid on Bone Mineral Density and Turnover in HIV-Infected Adults on Tenofovir: A Randomized, Open-Label Study', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 34, pp. 2192 - 2197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3834

Holloway-Kew KL; Zhang Y; Betson AG; Anderson KB; Hans D; Hyde NK; Nicholson GC; Pocock NA; Kotowicz MA; Pasco JA, 2019, 'How well do the FRAX (Australia) and Garvan calculators predict incident fractures? Data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study', Osteoporosis International, 30, pp. 2129 - 2139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-019-05088-2

Tang A; Coster ACF; Tonks KT; Heilbronn LK; Pocock N; Purtell L; Govendir M; Blythe J; Zhang J; Xu A; Chisholm DJ; Johnson NA; Greenfield JR; Samocha-Bonet D, 2019, 'Longitudinal changes in insulin resistance in normal weight, overweight and obese individuals', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8, pp. 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8050623

Tang A; Tonks KT; Heilbronn LK; Pocock NA; Campbell LV; James DE; Chisholm DJ; Greenfield JR; Samocha-Bonet D, 2019, 'Insulin-sensitive overweight/obese individuals remain as insulin sensitive and normotensive as lean subjects over 6 years', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 35 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.042

Alajlouni D; Bliuc D; Tran T; Pocock N; Nguyen TV; Eisman JA; Center JR, 2018, 'Nonstandard Lumbar Region in Predicting Fracture Risk', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 21, pp. 220 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2017.05.014

Chen W; Pocock N, 2018, 'Male Osteoporosis Awareness in the Elderly: an Analysis of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Use in Australia Between 1995 and 2015', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 21, pp. 105 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2016.10.008

Hoy JF; Richardson R; Ebeling PR; Rojas J; Pocock N; Kerr SJ; Martinez E; Carr A, 2018, 'Zoledronic acid is superior to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-switching for low bone mineral density in adults with HIV', AIDS, 32, pp. 1967 - 1975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000001911

Pocock N, 2017, 'Use of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, the trabecular bone score and quantitative computed tomography in the evaluation of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorders', Nephrology, 22, pp. 19 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13016

Chen W; Slattery A; Center J; Pocock N, 2016, 'The Effect of Changing Scan Mode on Trabecular Bone Score Using Lunar Prodigy', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 19, pp. 502 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2016.01.002

Junankar S; Shay G; Jurczyluk J; Ali N; Down J; Pocock N; Parker A; Nguyen A; Sun S; Kashemirov B; McKenna CE; Croucher PI; Swarbrick A; Weilbaecher K; Phan TG; Rogers MJ, 2015, 'Real-Time Intravital Imaging Establishes Tumor-Associated Macrophages as the Extraskeletal Target of Bisphosphonate Action in Cancer', Cancer Discovery, 5, pp. 35 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-0621

Chen W; Pocock N; Crichton K, 2014, 'Current applications of DXA body composition measurement', Medicine Today, 15, pp. 62 - 64

Ganda K; Nguyen TV; Pocock N, 2014, 'Gender disparity in BMD conversion: a comparison between Lunar and Hologic densitometers', Archives of Osteoporosis, 9, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-014-0180-5

Pocock NA; Chen W, 2014, 'Inappropriate use of dual energy absorptiometry body composition estimation', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 382 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00610

Haskelberg H; Pocock N; Amin J; Ebeling PR; Emery S; Carr A; Post J; Medland N; Boyd M, 2014, 'Hip structural parameters over 96 weeks in HIV-infected adults switching treatment to tenofovir-emtricitabine or abacavir-lamivudine', Plos One, 9, pp. e94858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094858

Ganda K; Nguyen TV; Pocock N, 2014, 'Gender disparity in BMD conversion: a comparison between Lunar and Hologic densitometers', Archives of Osteoporosis, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-014-0180-5

Ganda K; Nguyen T; Pocock N, 2014, 'Gender Disparity in BMD Conversion: A Comparison Between Lunar and Hologic Densitometers', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 17, pp. 410 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2014.04.043

Lomax AJ; Yee Yap S; White K; Beith J; Abdi E; Broad A; Sewak S; Lee C; Sambrook P; Pocock N; Henry MJ; Yeow EG; Bell R, 2013, 'Prevention of aromatase inhibitor-induced bone loss with alendronate in postmenopausal women: The BATMAN Trial', Journal of Bone Oncology, 2, pp. 145 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbo.2013.08.001

Bester L; Meteling B; Pocock NA; Saxena A; Chua TC; Morris DL, 2013, 'Radioembolisation with Yttrium-90 microspheres: An effective treatment modality for unresectable liver metastases.', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 57, pp. 72 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02459.x

Nguyen TV; Eisman JA; Center JR; Pocock NA; Jones G; March L; Clifton-Bligh R; Naganathan V; Seibel MJ, 2012, 'In Memoriam: Philip Neil Sambrook', Osteoporosis International, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-012-2010-1

Maple-Brown LJ; Hughes JT; Piers LS; Ward LC; Meerkin J; Eisman JA; Center JR; Pocock NA; Jerums GJ; O'Dea KO, 2012, 'Increased bone mineral density in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Impact of body composition differences', Bone, 51, pp. 123 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2012.04.011

Bester L; Meteling B; Pocock NA; Pavlakis N; Chua TC; Saxena A; Morris DL, 2012, 'Radioembolization versus Standard Care of Hepatic Metastases: Comparative Retrospective Cohort Study of Survival Outcomes and Adverse Events in Salvage Patients', Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 23, pp. 96 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2011.09.028

Sandhu SK; Nguyen ND; Center JR; Pocock NA; Eisman JA; Nguyen TV, 2011, 'Prognosis of fracture: Evaluation of predictive accuracy of the FRAX algorithm and Garvan nomogram: Rejoinder to comments by Pluskiewicz and Drozdzowska', Osteoporosis International, 22, pp. 2563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1527-4

Bridge P; Pocock NA; Nguyen TV; Munns CF; Cowell CT; Forwood N; Thompson M, 2011, 'Validation of longitudinal DXA changes in body composition from pre- to mid-adolescence using MRI as reference', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 14, pp. 340 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2011.04.005

Sandhu SK; Nguyen ND; Center JR; Pocock NA; Eisman JA; Nguyen TV, 2010, 'Prognosis of fracture:evaluation of predictive accuracy of the FRAX algorithm and Garvan nomogram', Osteoporosis International, 21, pp. 863 - 871

Chan R; Woo J; Lau W; Leung J; Xu L; Zhao X; Yu W; Lau E; Pocock N, 2009, 'Effects of lifestyle and diet on bone health in young adult Chinese women living in Hong Kong and Beijing', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 30, pp. 370 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/156482650903000408

Schultz C; Zammit T; Gaffney R; Pocock N, 2009, '9 Operator Radiation Exposure from the GE-Lunar Prodigy', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 12, pp. 105 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2008.07.015

Bridge P; Pocock NA; Nguyen TT; Munns C; Cowell CT; Thompson M, 2009, 'Prediction of appendicular skeletal and fat mass in children: Excellent concordance of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging', Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 22, pp. 795 - 804

Nguyen QH; Lin M; Lin P; Pocock NA, 2007, 'Delayed Epiphyseal Closure in a Patient with [beta]-Thalassemia Major Coplicated by Hypognadotrophic Hypogonadism', Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 32, pp. 874 - 877

Woo J; Lau W; Xu L; Lam CWK; Zhao X; Yu WS; Zhao X; Lau E; Kuhn-Sherlock B; Pocock NA; Eastell R, 2007, 'Milk supplementation and bone health in young adult Chinese women', Journal of Women's Health, 16, pp. 692 - 702

Pocock NA; Nicholson GA; Nguyen VT; Henry M; Yu W; Pasco JA; Xu LL, 2006, 'Peak bone density in Chinese and Caucasian women: Effects of body size', Osteoporosis International, 17, pp. S179 - S179

Baheiraei A; Pocock NA; Eisman JA; Nguyen ND; Nguyen TV, 2005, 'Bone mineral density, body mass index and cigarette smoking among Iranian women: implications for prevention', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 6

Lin P; Chu J; Kneebone AB; Moylan EJ; Jalaludin BB; Pocock N; Kiat H; Rosenfeld D, 2005, 'Direct comparison of F-flurodeoxyglucose coincidence gamma camera tomography with gallium scanning for the staging of lymphoma', Internal Medicine Journal, 35, pp. 91 - 96

Baheiraei A; Eisman JA; Pocock NA; Nguyen TV, 2005, 'Factors that affect decision to undergo a bone mineral density scan', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 20, pp. S262 - S262

O'Neill S; MacLennan A; Bass S; Diamond T; Ebeling P; Findlay D; Flicker L; Markwell A; Nowson C; Pocock N; Sambrook P; Singh MF, 2004, 'Guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis for GPs', Australian Family Physician, 33, pp. 910 - 917

Henry MJ; Pasco JA; Pocock NA; Nicholson GC; Kotowicz MA, 2004, 'Reference ranges for bone densitometers adopted Australia-wide: Geelong osteoporosis study', Australasian Radiology, 48, pp. 473 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.2004.01351.x

Ting A; Pocock NA; Mcbride B, 2004, 'Combined anatomical and functional imaging of carcinoid metastases', Internal Medicine Journal, 34, pp. 292 - 293

McMahon K; Nightingale J; Pocock NA, 2004, 'Discordance in DXA male reference ranges', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 7, pp. 121 - 126

Nguyen TV; Center JR; Pocock NA; Eisman JA, 2004, 'Limited utility of clinical indices for the prediction of symptomatic fracture risk in postmenopausal women', Osteoporosis International, 15, pp. 49 - 55, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WVB-4C5XPRC-2H5/2/aa226861ae5ccdfbc4c90bd1fb45196b

Center JR; Nguyen TV; Pocock NA; Eisman JA, 2004, 'Volumetric bone density at the femoral neck as a common measure of hip fracture risk for men and women', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 89, pp. 2776 - 2782

Wong JCH; McEwan L; Lee N; Griffiths MR; Pocock NA, 2003, 'The diagnostic role of dual femur bone density measurement in low-impact fractures', Osteoporosis International, 14, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-003-1378-3

Culton NL; Pocock NA, 2003, 'The effect of room temperature on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry', Osteoporosis International, 14, pp. 137 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-002-1330-y

McMahon K; Kalnins S; Freund J; Pocock N, 2003, 'Discordance in lumbar spine T-scores and nonstandardization of standard deviations', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 6, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1385/JCD:6:1:1

Nguyen TV; Chu JC; Sathiakumar C; Pocock NA, 2003, 'Reproducibility and concordance in quantitative ultrasound measurements between densitometers', Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 6, pp. 337 - 344

Gold J; Pocock N; Li Y, 2002, 'Bone mineral density abnormalities in patients with hiv infection [2]', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 30, pp. 131 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00126334-200205010-00020

O'Neill S; Sambrook P; Diamond T; Ebeling P; Ferris L; Flicker L; Findlay D; Singh MF; Lord S; MacLennan A; Markwell A; Nowson C; Pocock N; Williamson M, 2002, 'Guidelines for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis for general practitioners', Australian Family Physician, 31

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