Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 147-150 , April 2010

Can Forearm Bone Mineral Density be Measured With DXA in the Supine Position? A Study in Chinese Population

  • Jinhua Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jinhua Zhao, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, No. 85, Wu-Jin Road, Shanghai, People' Republic of China.
    • ,
  • Yan Xing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Qi Zhou

      Affiliations

    • GE Healthcare, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Wenya Jin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Wynn Wacker

      Affiliations

    • GE Healthcare, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Howard S. Barden

      Affiliations

    • GE Healthcare, Madison, WI, USA

Received 17 August 2009 ,Revised 29 January 2010 ,Accepted 3 February 2010.

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PII: S1094-6950(10)00146-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2010.02.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 147-150 , April 2010

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