Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 183-189 , August 2011

Reproducibility of Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Measurements at the Radius and Tibia in Healthy Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

  • Kristina A. Szabo, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Kristina A. Szabo, MSc, PhD, c/o Colin E. Webber, PhD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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  • Colin E. Webber, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Christopher Gordon, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Richard Tozer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Alexandra Papaioannou, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.04.011

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 183-189 , August 2011

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