The Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry: Acquisition of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition and Considerations Regarding Analysis and Repeatability of Measures

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 520-536

  Hangartner, Thomas N ^a   Warner, Sarah ^b   Braillon, Pierre ^c   Jankowski, Larry ^d   Shepherd, John ^e  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b Perceptive Informatics   (United States)

^c HÔpital Femme Mére Enfant   (France)

^d ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Guidelines; Official positions; Whole body

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); X RAY BONE DENSITOMETER;

BODY COMPOSITION; DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GUIDELINES; OFFICIAL POSITIONS; WHOLE BODY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84886995571     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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