Effect of intraosseous fat on the measurements of bone mineral of distal radius

1 December 1980

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Calcified Tissue International

Vol. 32 (1) , 7-8
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02408516

Abstract

Intraosseous fat is one of the main sources of error in²⁴¹Am bone mineral densitometry of distal radius. In this work we have calculated the magnitude of errors which are possible if the influence of fat is not taken into consideration. Without the fat correction the mineral density of distal radius is underestimated 50–60% with low-density osteoporotic bones.

Keywords

PHOTON ABSORPTION METHOD -- BONE MIN- ERAL -- DISTAL RADIUS -- INTRAOSSEOUS FAT.
PHOTON ABSORPTION METHOD
BONE MINERAL
DISTAL RADIUS
INTRAOSSEOUS FAT

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