title: Bone measurements by peripheral quantitative computed tomography in rodents.
abstract: This chapter provides information for the use of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in small animals, including suggestions for study design, instrument setting, and data interpretation.
authors: Department of Musculoskeletal Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland. Juerg.Gasser@Novartis.COM
authors: Jürg A
authors: JA
authors: Gasser
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Willnecker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals