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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Main Authors: Sitzer A., Aulmann L., Wendlandt R., Handels H., Weyers I., Schulz A. P., Buzug T. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-09-01
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