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Bone Measurements by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Rodents

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 816))

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This chapter provides information for the use of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in small animals, including suggestions for study design, instrument setting, and data interpretation.

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  1. Department of Musculoskeletal Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland

    Jürg A. Gasser

  2. Stratec Medizintechnik GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany

    Johannes Willnecker

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    Miep H. Helfrich

  2. Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medi, Rheumatic Diseases Unit, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom

    Stuart H. Ralston

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Gasser, J.A., Willnecker, J. (2012). Bone Measurements by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Rodents. In: Helfrich, M., Ralston, S. (eds) Bone Research Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 816. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-415-5_28

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