Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 266-275 , April 2008

“Black Hole Artifacts”—A New Potential Pitfall for DXA Accuracy?

  • Sarah L. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sarah L. Morgan, MD, RD, CCD, Departments of Nutrition Sciences and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 354A Learning Resources Center, 1714 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1270.
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  • Robert Lopez-Ben

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Nancy Nunnally

      Affiliations

    • The Kirklin Clinic, UAB Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Leandria Burroughs

      Affiliations

    • The Kirklin Clinic, UAB Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Naomi Fineberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • R. Shane Tubbs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology/Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Michael V. Yester

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

Received 12 June 2007 ,Revised 13 November 2007 ,Accepted 19 November 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00249-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.11.005

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 266-275 , April 2008

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