Comparing BMD Results Between Two Similar DXA Systems Using the Generalized Least Significant Change

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Shepherd, John A ^a   Morgan, Sarah L ^b   Lu, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; Cross calibration; least significant change; monitoring; precision

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 42949092049     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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