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Absorptiometry, Photon

Known as: Photon Absorptiometry 
A noninvasive method for assessing BODY COMPOSITION. It is based on the differential absorption of X-RAYS (or GAMMA RAYS) by different tissues such… 
National Institutes of Health

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Bone DensityDENSITOMETER, BONEDual-Photon AbsorptiometrySingle-Photon Absorptiometry

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Densitometry, X-RayDual-Energy X-Ray AbsorptiometryDual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry ScanRadiographic Absorptiometry, Dual-Energy

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Diagnostic radiologic examinationRadiographic imaging procedure

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Review
1997
Review
1997
Peripheral measurement techniques for the assessment of osteoporosis.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Discontinuous calcitonin treatment of established osteoporosis--effects of withdrawal of treatment.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Relationship of bone density to estradiol and cortisol in anorexia nervosa and bulimia
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Functional biomechanics of the thoracolumbar vertebral cortex.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Influence of the menopause and aging on spinal density in French women.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Deranged bone mineral metabolism in chronic alcoholism.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Elevated serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations in rickets of very low-birth-weight infants.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Adequate bone mineralization in breast-fed infants.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Bone mineral content in the forearm measured by photon absorptiometry. Principles and reliability.
A method for estimating total bone calcium is reported. The method is based on two-dimensional scanning photon absorptiometry on… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Relationship between local and total bone mass in osteoporosis.
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