Comparisons between a pencil beam and two fan beam dual energy X-ray absorptiometers used for measuring total body bone and soft tissue

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 878, 2001, Pages 166-176

  Tothill, P ^a   Hannan, W J ^a   Wilkinson, S ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Woolmanhill Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FAT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY REGIONS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE; STANDARD;

EID: 0035084650     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.74.878.740166     Document Type: Article

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