Evaluation of local alterations in femoral bone mineral density measured via quantitative CT
The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of bone mineral density (BMD) determined by quantitative computed tomography (qCT) based on in situ and ex situ scans of cadavers of variable stature. The influence of surrounding tissue on the quantification of CT images of ex situ scanned femor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2015-09-01
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Series: | Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cdbme.2015.1.issue-1/cdbme-2015-0081/cdbme-2015-0081.xml?format=INT |