CTXA hip--an extension of classical DXA measurements using quantitative CT.

Bone mineral density (BMD) estimates for the proximal femur using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) are currently considered the standard for making a diagnosis of osteoporosis in an individual patient using BMD alone. We have compared BMD results from a commercial Quantitative CT (QCT) BMD ana...

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Main Authors: Christopher E Cann, Judith E Adams, J Keenan Brown, Alan D Brett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3956816?pdf=render