Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 219-227 , April 2010

Cortical Thickness and Medullary Canal Dimensions of the Bone Phalanx Are Predicted by Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters

  • Giuseppe Guglielmi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
    • Department of Radiology, Scientific Institute Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,” San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Puglia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Giuseppe Guglielmi, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Foggia, Viale Luigi Pinto 1, Foggia 71100, Italy.
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  • Francesca de Terlizzi

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Department IGEA S.P.A. Biophysics Laboratory, Carpi, Modena, Italy
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  • Giacomo Scalzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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  • Claudia Battista

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Scientific Institute Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,” San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Puglia, Italy
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  • Alfredo Scillitani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Scientific Institute Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,” San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Puglia, Italy

Received 26 August 2009 ,Revised 26 November 2009 ,Accepted 1 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2010.01.002

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 219-227 , April 2010

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