Estimation of bone mineral density in children from diagnostic CT images: A comparison of methods with and without an internal calibration standard

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Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1087-1094

  Habashy, Alexander H ^a   Yan, Xiaowei ^a,b   Brown, J Keenan ^c   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Kaste, Sue C ^a,d  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c Mindways Software   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Calibration phantom; Contrast agent; Diagnostic CT; Lumbar spine; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; OBSERVER BIAS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOM; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; CHILD; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954607738     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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