The composition of bone marrow for a dual-energy quantitative computed tomography technique: A cadaver and computer simulation study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 695-704

  Goodsitt, Mitchell M ^a,b   Hoover, Pat ^a   Veldee, Megan S ^a   Hsueh, Sara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Computed tomography, dual energy; Fat; Marrow; Mineralization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 0028031260     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199407000-00006     Document Type: Article

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