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Quantitative computed tomography at peripheral measuring sites.

P Rüegsegger
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Three most frequently used noninvasive procedures for bone quantitations are dual photon absorptiometry [DPA, DPX] and quantitative computed tomography [QCT]. The peripheral QCT allows trabecular and cortical bone to quantitated separately, radiation dose is very low and precision very high.

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