Importance of precision in bone density measurements

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-110

  Bonnick, Sydney Lou ^a   Johnston Jr , C Conrad ^b   Kleerekoper, Michael ^c   Lindsay, Robert ^d   Miller, Paul ^e   Sherwood, Louis ^f   Siris, Ethel ^g  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Colorado Health Science Center ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^g Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Precision; Serial measurements

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0034947945     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:4:2:105     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Assessment of Instrument Performance: Precision, Installation of New Equipment and Radiation Dose
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3. Optimization of follow-up measurements of bone mass
4. The Importance of Precision