Accuracy and precision study in vitro for peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-212

  Takada, M ^a   Engelke, K ^a,b   Hagiwara, S ^a   Grampp, S ^a   Genant, H K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Ash weight; Bone mineral measurement; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT); Precision; Radius

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TRABECULAR BONE;

BONE DENSITY; HUMANS; RADIUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029953581     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01622736     Document Type: Article

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