Clinical significance of increased density in the proximal femoral marrow detected by visual inspection on abdominopelvic postcontrast CT examination

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 448-453

  Maldjian, Catherine ^a   Curtis, Bernadette R ^a   Gatenby, Robert ^a   Milestone, Barton ^a   Revesz, George ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Bone marrow, density; Computed tomography; Diaphysis, femoral

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS;

BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW, DENSITY; CLASSIFIEDS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHYSIS, FEMORAL; HIGH SPECIFICITY; LOCALISED; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; VISUAL INSPECTION;

INSPECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032907701     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199905000-00022     Document Type: Article

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