The X-ray attenuation characteristics and density of human calcaneal marrow do not change significantly during adulthood

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 633-641

  Les, C M ^a,d   Whalen, R T ^a   Beaupre G S ^c   Yan, C H ^b,e   Cleek, T M ^a   Wills, J S ^a,f  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^f Accenture   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone density; Bone marrow; Calcaneus; Cancellous bone; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BONE MARROW;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE SECTION; X RAY;

NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE MUSCULOSKELETAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036237638     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(01)00143-7     Document Type: Article

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