Measurement of Spinal Bone Mineral Density on a Hologic Discovery DXA Scanner With and Without Leg Elevation

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-173

  Lekamwasam, Sarath ^a   Rodrigo, Mahinda ^a   Arachchi, Wasantha Kodikara ^b   Munidasa, Duminda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; leg positioning; precision error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247897097     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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