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Densitometric Anatomy

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Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice

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Abstract

Densitometry was originally developed as a quantitative measurement technique, rather than as an imaging technique. Nevertheless, there are unique aspects to skeletal anatomy in the context of densitometric analysis that should be appreciated in order to properly utilize the technology and interpret the results.

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Bonnick, S.L. (1998). Densitometric Anatomy. In: Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2780-7_2

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