Precision and accuracy for peripheral quantitative computed tomography evaluated using cadaveric radii

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-172

  Imai, Yoshiyuki ^a   Sone, Teruki ^a   Mikawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Watanabe, Ryo ^a   Fukunaga, Masao ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bone mineral measurement; Cortical width; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT); Precision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009569906     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:1:2:165     Document Type: Article

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