Measurement of lower-leg volume change by quantitative computed tomography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1024-1030

  Angelhed, J E ^a,b   Strid, L ^a   Bergelin, E ^a   Fagerberg, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SU Sahlgrenska   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CT; Lower leg edema; Quantitative; Technology assessment; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; LOWER LEG; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; QUANTITATIVE; QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BONE AND BONES; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 54349124341     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802427879     Document Type: Article

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