The relation between bone mineral density in the heel and pixel intensity in the mandibular jaw bone among elderly women

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 409-413

  Hedstrom L ^a   Baigi, A ^b   Bergh, H ^b  

^a Public Dental Services Varherg   (Sweden)

^b Halland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Mandible; Osteoporosis; Pixel intensity; Post menopausal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; BONE DENSITY; CALCANEUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77956937526     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/50171873     Document Type: Article

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