Quantitative computed tomography precision and accuracy for long-term follow-up of bone mineral density measurements: A five-year in vitro assessment

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-266

  Braillon, Pierre M ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Long term precision; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography (QCT)

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036749825     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:5:3:259     Document Type: Article

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