title: Validation of thoracic quantitative computed tomography as a method to measure bone mineral density.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Instittute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Hodis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labree
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Detrano
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*