DXA: Technical aspects and application

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1481-1492

  Bazzocchi, Alberto ^a   Ponti, Federico ^a,b   Albisinni, Ugo ^a   Battista, Giuseppe ^b   Guglielmi, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; Biomarkers; Body composition; Health care; Photon; Quality assurance; Reference standard

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CONTRAST MEDIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; SARCOPENIC OBESITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRUNK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PROCEDURES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMARKERS; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMANS;

EID: 84964875230     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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