Bone mass determination from microradiographs by computer-assisted videodensitometry: II. Aluminium as a reference substance

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 611-617

  Kalebo P ^a   Strid, K G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aluminium; aluminium equivalent mass; bone mass; computer assisted videodensitometry; cortical bone; effective atomic number; microradiography; physico chemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

BONE MASS; CORTICAL BONE; DENSITOMETRY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE SUBSTANCE; VIDEODENSITOMETRY;

ALUMINUM; ANIMAL; BONE AND BONES; DENSITOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; ORGAN WEIGHT; RABBITS; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 84965667745     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/028418518802900524     Document Type: Article

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