Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: Interpreting reports and serial measurements

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 677-685

  Bonnick, Sydney L ^a,b  

^a Clinical Research Center of North Texas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy x ray absorptiometry; DXA; Least significant change; LSC; Monitoring; Precision; Regions of interest; ROIs; Standard scores

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; PHYSICIAN;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84887822992     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182a8240c     Document Type: Article

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