Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 164-166 , April 2006

Antecedent 99mTc-MDP and 99mTc-Sestamibi Administration Corrupts Bone Mineral Density Measured by DXA

Received 26 December 2005 ,Revised 28 January 2006 ,Accepted 29 January 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00024-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.01.003

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 164-166 , April 2006