A low-radiation exposure protocol for 3D QCT of the spine

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 983-992

  Museyko, O ^a   Heinemann, A ^b   Krause, M ^b   Wulff, B ^b   Amling, M ^b   Puschel K ^b   Gluer C C ^c   Kalender, W ^a   Engelke, K ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d Synarc Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D QCT; Effective dose; Radiation exposure; Spine; X ray tube voltage

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84894525983     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2544-x     Document Type: Article

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