Microstructural, densitometric and metabolic variations in bones from rats with normal or altered skeletal states.

High resolution μCT, and combined μPET/CT have emerged as non-invasive techniques to enhance or even replace dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as the current preferred approach for fragility fracture risk assessment. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of µPET/CT imaging to differen...

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Main Authors: Andrew N Luu, Lorenzo Anez-Bustillos, Shima Aran, Francisco J Araiza Arroyo, Vahid Entezari, Claudio Rosso, Brian D Snyder, Ara Nazarian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3866175?pdf=render