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. 1980 Aug;136(2):485-7.
doi: 10.1148/radiology.136.2.6773102.

Measurement of bone mineral content in human vertebrae and hip by dual photon absorptiometry

W L Dunn, H W Wahner, B L Riggs

Measurement of bone mineral content in human vertebrae and hip by dual photon absorptiometry

W L Dunn et al. Radiology. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

An instrument for clinical measurement of bone mineral content in the axial skeleton was constructed. Components include a modified dual probe scanner, a PDP-11 computer, a 153Gd source, and a NaTI) detector. The results were accurate and highly reproducible, and distinction of osteoporotic women from normal age-matched women was superior to that accomplished with single photon absorptiometry in the radius.

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