In vivo scanning of the human skeleton by dual-energy xray absorptiometry (DEXA) in order to carry out non-invasive total body or regional assessments of bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC) or soft tissue composition This paper reviews the validity of the DEXA scanning procedure as applied to neonates and in particular and attempts to quantify the uncertainty caused by movement of the baby during the scan.
Rawlings DJ, Guibelalde E, Vano E, Cooke RJ, Hetherington J. Investigacion sobre artefactos de movimient y otras incertidumbres durante densitometria osea de neonatos empleando absorciometria de energia dual de rayos X. Revista de Fisica Medica 2000, 1, 83-88.
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