Precision bone and muscle loss measurements by advanced, multiple projection DEXA (AMPDXA) techniques for spaceflight applications

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 49, Issue 3-10, 2001, Pages 447-450

  Charles Jr , Harry K ^a   Beck, Thomas J ^b   Feldmesser, Howard S ^a   Magee, Thomas C ^a   Spisz, Thomas S ^a   Pisacane, Vincent L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MUSCLE;

DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DEXA);

SPACE FLIGHT;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE DENSITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES; NON-NASA CENTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0035845352     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00119-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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