Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 228-236 , April 2010

Dynamic Bone Quality: A Noninvasive Measure of Bone's Biomechanical Property in Osteoporosis

  • Amit Bhattacharya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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  • Nelson B. Watts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Nelson B. Watts, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center, 222 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 6300, Cincinnati, OH 45219.
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  • Kermit Davis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Susan Kotowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Rakesh Shukla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Alok Kumar Dwivedi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Coleman

      Affiliations

    • SignaLysis Co., Cincinnati, OH, USA

Received 28 August 2009 ,Revised 31 December 2009 ,Accepted 1 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2010.01.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 228-236 , April 2010

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