Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 194-200 , October 2010

Combined Vertebral Fracture Assessment and Bone Mineral Density Measurement: A Patient-friendly New Tool with an Important Impact on the Canadian Risk Fracture Classification

  • Pieter L. Jager, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Pieter L. Jager, MD, PhD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, MUMC P1.14, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L7R 3J6, Canada.
    • ,
  • Riemer H.J.A. Slart, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Colin L. Webber, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Jonathan D. Adachi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Alexandra L. Papaioannou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Karen Y. Gulenchyn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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PII: S0846-5371(09)00280-0

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.12.012

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 194-200 , October 2010

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