Relation between image-based assessment of distal radius trabecular structure and compressive strength

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 390-397

  Gordon, Christopher L ^a   Webber, Colin E ^b   Nicholson, Patrick S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture load; Magnetic resonance imaging; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography; Trabecular bone structure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIUS; TRABECULAR BONE;

BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032419783     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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