Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 221-231 , April 2008

Vertebral Fracture Diagnosis in the Multinational BONE Study of Oral Ibandronate: Quality Management in Radiology

  • Gabriele Armbrecht

      Affiliations

    • Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Charite—Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Gabriele Armbrecht, Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Charite—Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany.
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  • Tilo Blenk

      Affiliations

    • Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Charite—Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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  • Charles H. Chesnut III

      Affiliations

    • Osteoporosis Research Group, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Jill C. Gardner

      Affiliations

    • Osteoporosis Research Group, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Gabriele von Ingersleben

      Affiliations

    • Synarc, San Francisco, CA, USA
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  • Paul Mahoney

      Affiliations

    • F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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  • Dieter Felsenberg

      Affiliations

    • Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Charite—Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany

Received 19 July 2007 ,Revised 5 October 2007 ,Accepted 5 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.10.002

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 221-231 , April 2008

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