Quality control of bone densitometry: Accuracy, precision and clinical application;Control de calidad de la densitometría ósea: Precisión, reproducibilidad y aplicación clínica

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-62

  Gajardo L, Héctor ^a   Barrera A, Gladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bone density; Densitometry, X Ray; Fractures; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE; STANDARD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINE;

EID: 0031608932     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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