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Assessment of Bone Fracture Healing Using Micro-Computed Tomography
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[Computed tomographic analysis of bone minerals]
Radiologia Diagnostica
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
With quantitative computed tomography an exact determination of the bone mineral content is possible. For the diagnosis of osteopenia therapy relevant data become available. This requires a quick introduction of this method into routine diagnosis. We give first experiences with the reproducibility of the results and a comparison with conventional roentgenomorphometric and structure-analytic methods for the evaluation of the bone status. It is primarily necessary to establish reference values specific for the GDR population.
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