Bone Quality Assessment Using High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT)
Osteoporosis is a major metabolic bone disease that causes reduced bone mass, deteriorated bone microstructural and increased fracture risk. In clinical practice, the gold standard to examine bone quality and evaluate fracture risk is using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry through measurements of ar...
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| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7916/D81Z43HG |