Contribution of the vertebral posterior elements in anterior-posterior DXA spine scans in young subjects

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1398-1403

  Lee, David C ^a,b,c   Campbell, Patricia P ^a   Gilsanz, Vicente ^a   Wren, Tishya A L ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

^c MS #69 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Areal BMD; BMC; DXA; Posterior elements; QCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949146117     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090224     Document Type: Article

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