Improving Femoral Bone Density Measurements

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-358

  Faulkner, Kenneth G ^a  

^a GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Femur; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; GEOMETRY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE;

EID: 1642493959     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:6:4:353     Document Type: Article

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