Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1299-1305 , November 2010

Interrelationships between 3-T-MRI-derived cortical and trabecular bone structure parameters and quantitative-computed-tomography-derivedbone mineral density

  • Ahi Sema Issever

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, China Basin, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Charité Campus Mitte, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Charité Campus Mitte, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 30 450 627 043; fax: +49 30 450 527 911.
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  • Thomas M. Link

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, China Basin, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
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  • David Newitt

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, China Basin, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
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  • Thelma Munoz

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, China Basin, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
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  • Sharmila Majumdar

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, China Basin, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

Received 16 November 2009 ,Revised 10 March 2010 ,Accepted 10 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.06.003

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1299-1305 , November 2010

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