Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , January 2007

Analyzing Cortical Bone Cross-Sectional Geometry by Peripheral QCT: Comparison With Bone Histomorphometry

  • Saija Kontulainen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Danmei Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Sarah Manske

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Miranda Jamieson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Harri Sievänen

      Affiliations

    • UKK Institute for Health Promotion, Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Heather McKay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Heather McKay, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Room 558, 828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L8, Canada.

Received 27 March 2006 ,Revised 12 July 2006 ,Accepted 12 July 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00311-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.07.007

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , January 2007

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