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Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

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Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients

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Abstract

Early attempts at bone densitometry used conventional x-rays with a step wedge made from an aluminum or ivory phantom included in the field of view as a means of calibration. The bone density was calculated by a visual comparison of the density of the bone and the known densities of the each of the steps on the phantom.

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  1. Department Nuclear Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

    Nicola J. Crabtree PhD,MSc,BSc(Hons)

  2. Department of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    Mary B. Leonard MD,MSCE

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    Babette S. Zemel PhD

  4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    Babette S. Zemel PhD

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  1. Pediatric Bone Health Consortium and Children’s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA

    Aenor J. Sawyer MD

  2. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

    Laura K. Bachrach MD

  3. Children’s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA

    Ellen B. Fung PhD, RD

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Crabtree, N.J., Leonard, M.B., Zemel, B.S. (2007). Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry. In: Sawyer, A.J., Bachrach, L.K., Fung, E.B. (eds) Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-211-3_3

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