RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Technical Aspects of Dual Photon Absorptiometry of the Spine
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 177
OP 181
VO 15
IS 4
A1 Marian E. Stutzman
A1 Michael V. Yester
A1 Eva V. Dubovsky
YR 1987
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/15/4/177.abstract
AB Bone mineral content measurement using dual photon absorptiometry has reached widespread clinical use. Of significant concern is the identification of artifacts and their influence on bone mineral content measurements. We observed artifacts due to disease processes within the body or substances that were injected, ingested, or otherwise introduced into the body.