Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) of the forearm using general purpose spiral whole-body CT scanners: Accuracy, precision and comparison with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Bone

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-118

  Engelke, Klaus ^a,b   Libanati, Cesar ^c   Liu, Yu ^c   Wang, Huei ^c   Austin, Matt ^c   Fuerst, Tom ^a   Stampa, Bernd ^a   Timm, Wolfram ^a   Genant, Harry K ^a,d  

^a SYNARC INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone geometry; Bone mineral density; Distal radius; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIUS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TRABECULAR BONE; ULNA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSTMENOPAUSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULNA; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 67349234998     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.03.669     Document Type: Article

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