DXA body composition: Theory and practice

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 511-513

  Kelly, T L ^a   Berger, N ^a   Richardson, T L ^a  

^a HOLOGIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; WATER;

BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DXA); STEARIC ACID;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

ACRYLATES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ALUMINUM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALIBRATION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLASTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032080082     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00226-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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