Precision of quantitative ultrasound: Comparison of three commercial scanners

Bone

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 139-143

  Stewart, A ^a   Reid, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Osteoporosis; Precision; Quantitative ultrasound (QUS)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034082160     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(00)00304-5     Document Type: Article

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