title: Quantitative computed tomography at peripheral measuring sites.
abstract: Three most frequently used noninvasive procedures for bone quantitations are dual photon absorptiometry [DPA, DPX] and quantitative computed tomography [QCT]. The peripheral QCT allows trabecular and cortical bone to quantitated separately, radiation dose is very low and precision very high.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rüegsegger
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*