Quality control in bone densitometry;Controle de qualite en densitometrie osseuse

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-98

  Kolta, S ^a   Roux, Ch ^a  

^a Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Osteoporosis; Quality Assurance; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALIBRATION; DENSITOMETRY; DEVICE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHANTOM; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIODENSITOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033072426     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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