Type:
Educational Exhibit
Authors:
R. M. Lorente-Ramos, Y. del Valle-Sanz, F. J. Azpeitia-Armán, J. Acosta-Batlle; Madrid/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2009/C-577
Conclusion
TAKE HOME POINTS.
- Inappropriate patient positioning is the most important source of false BMD measurements.
- Correct ROI placement is also important.
- Artifacts should be detected in order to avoid pitfalls in BMD analysis, and lesions sometimes previously not diagnosed may also be found.
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Fig.