Anomalies in the measurement of changes in bone mineral density of the spine by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 126-133

  Tothill, P ^a   Avenell, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Woolmanhill Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual energy absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Spine bone mineral

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0031824035     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900502     Document Type: Article

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