In vivo assessment of the trabecular bone microstructure of the distal radius using a compact MRI system

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-42

  Handa, Shinya ^a   Tomiha, Sadanori ^a   Kose, Katsumi ^a   Haishi, Tomoyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b MRTechnology Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone microstructure; Distal radius; MRI instrumentation; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651212320     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.8.39     Document Type: Article

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