Quantitative computed tomography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-424

  Adams, Judith E ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone geometry; Bone mineral density; Bone structure; Cortical bone; Quantitative computed tomography; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

BONE GEOMETRY; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; BONE STRUCTURE; CORTICAL BONE; QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; TRABECULAR BONE;

ABERRATIONS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; MAMMALS; MINERALS; SCANNING; SILICATE MINERALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

BONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRABECULAR BONE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 69849098328     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.074     Document Type: Article

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