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(1) where, D(z) is the radiation dose profile along the axis of rotation, N the number of data channels used in a particular axial acquisition, and T is the slice…

Fig. 1 Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis demonstrates areas of sclerosis in both sacral ala (arrows) consistent with insufficiency fractures Fig. 2 Axial MRI (STIR-sequence) of the pelvis demonstrating bone marrow edema…

Fig. 1 Conventional lateral thoracic spine radiographs demonstrating vertebral fractures. a Osteoporotic fractures at the mid thoracic spine with slight anterior wedging of the vertebral bodies (arrows). b Mild anterior wedging…

Fig. 1 Bony cortical changes with age. a Frontal hand radiograph of a 18-year-old woman shows normal cortical thickness in all the bones. b Frontal hand radiograph of a 40-year-old woman…

Fig. 1 BMD calibration phantoms. a Shows the solid-state Mindways (short arrow) and Image Analysis (long arrow), phantoms which are based on the original “Cann-Genant” phantom. b Depicts the two element…

Fig. 1 From birth, red marrow converts to fatty marrow from the periphery to the central skeleton. Superimposed on this centripedal pattern, red marrow converts to fatty marrow in the tubular…

Age (years) Chinese a, f (%) Japanese b, g (%) Latin American c, g (%) European d, g (%) American (white) e, g (%) 50 ~ 59  2.7 6.9 6.3  60 ~ 69 10.8…

Fig. 1 DXA of the lumbar spine. a Patient positioned on DXA scanner (with fixed over-couch arm) for postero-anterior (PA – the X-ray source is below the table and the detectors…

Fig. 1 DXA scan results at the hip in a 67-year-old woman with a history of proximal humerus fracture. The femoral neck T-score is −2.3. The FRAX results are shown on…

Fig. 1 85-year-old woman with severe back pain from L1 fracture with mild retropulsion. Unilateral transpedicular kyphoplasty results in pain relief. CT of the lumbar spine, coronal (a) and sagittal (b)…