Some Physical and Clinical Factors Influencing the Measurement of Precision Error, Least Significant Change, and Bone Mineral Density in Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Frimeth, Jeffrey ^a   Galiano, Eduardo ^a   Webster, Dave ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; DXA; least significant change; precision error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP; HUMAN; LEAST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 76449093740     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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