Accuracy of DXA scanning of the thoracic spine: Cadaveric studies comparing BMC, areal BMD and geometric estimates of volumetric BMD against ash weight and CT measures of bone volume

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 971-976

  Sran, Meena M ^a   Khan, Karim M ^a   Keiver, Kathy ^a   Chew, Jason B ^a   McKay, Heather A ^a   Oxland, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Ash weight; Bone volume; DXA; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXCISION; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 29144468076     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0836-8     Document Type: Article

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