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Densitometry

Known as: Densitometries, densitometric scan, densitometric scanning 
The measurement of the density of a material by measuring the amount of light or radiation passing through (or absorbed by) the material.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Quantifying Western blots: Pitfalls of densitometry
Although Western blots are frequently quantified, densitometry is not documented and appears to be based merely on traditions and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Targeted Deletion of the Sclerostin Gene in Mice Results in Increased Bone Formation and Bone Strength
Introduction: Sclerosteosis is a rare high bone mass genetic disorder in humans caused by inactivating mutations in SOST, the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Accurate assessment of precision errors: How to measure the reproducibility of bone densitometry techniques
Assessment of precision errors in bone mineral densitometry is important for characterization of a technique's ability to detect… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Official positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) has convened two Position Development Conferences at which a panel of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Arterial calcification and not lumen stenosis is highly correlated with atherosclerotic plaque burden in humans: a histologic study of 723 coronary artery segments using nondecalcifying methodology.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Broadband ultrasound attenuation predicts fractures strongly and independently of densitometry in older women. A prospective study. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.
BACKGROUND Quantitative ultrasound of bone is a new radiation-free technique that measures bone mass and may assess bone quality… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Predicting body composition by densitometry from simple anthropometric measurements.
New equations have been developed to predict body fat (percent BF) calculated from body density measured by underwater weighing… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Basic biomechanical measurements of bone: a tutorial.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
New approaches for interpreting projected bone densitometry data
Bone densitometry using dual‐photon absorptiometry (DPA) or dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) has become a standard method… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy
Foundations of Confocal Scanned Imaging in Light Microscopy -- Fundamental Limits in Confocal Microscopy -- Special Optical… 
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