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Changes in calibration standards for quantitative computed tomography: Recommendations for clinical practice

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  1. Osteoporosis Research Group/Department of Radiology, S. Grampp University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    C. C. Güer, K. Engelke, M. Jergas, S. Hagiwara & H. K. Genant

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Güer, C.C., Engelke, K., Jergas, M. et al. Changes in calibration standards for quantitative computed tomography: Recommendations for clinical practice. Osteoporosis Int 3, 286–287 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623835

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