Evaluation of Singh index for assessment of osteoporosis using digital radiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-158

  Hauschild, O ^a   Ghanem, N ^a   Oberst, M ^a   Baumann, T ^a   Kreuz, P C ^a   Langer, M ^a   Suedkamp, N P ^a   Niemeyer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Digital radiography; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Osteoporosis; Singh index

Indexed keywords

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; OSTEOPOROSIS; SINGH INDEX;

BONE; IMAGE REGISTRATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MINERALS; MINING; RADIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILICATE MINERALS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGH INDEX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67649195891     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.03.019     Document Type: Article

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