Large variations occur in bone density measurements of children when using different software

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 483-487

  Simpson, David E ^a   Dontu, Vijay S ^a   Stephens, Suzanne E ^a   Archbold, Linda Jane ^a   Lowe, Vanessa ^a   O'Doherty, Michael J ^a   Martin, Neil ^a   Coakley, Anthony J ^a  

^a Canterbury Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Bone diseases; Child; Densitometry; Metabolic; Reference values; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ALGORITHMS; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 20144386250     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200506000-00002     Document Type: Article

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