Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 306-311 , July 2007

Cross Calibration of Hologic QDR2000 and GE Lunar Prodigy for Forearm Bone Mineral Density Measurements

  • D. Pearson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Derek Pearson, Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom.
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  • B. Horton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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  • D.J. Green

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK

Received 1 February 2006 ,Revised 26 April 2007 ,Accepted 14 May 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00174-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.05.003

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 306-311 , July 2007

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