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Review
. 2009 Sep;71(3):432-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.08.017. Epub 2009 Aug 3.

Of small bones and big mistakes; bone densitometry in children revisited

R R van Rijn  1 , C Van Kuijk
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Of small bones and big mistakes; bone densitometry in children revisited

R R van Rijn et al. Eur J Radiol. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the bone densitometry systems available and their applicability in children and adolescents. Based on the knowledge that the majority of bone densitometry studies in children are performed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), we focus attention on the sources of errors in interpretation of DXA studies in children and adolescents.

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