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From: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) for the assessment of bone strength in most of bone affecting conditions in developmental age: a review

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Typical tibia (a) and radius (b) pQCT, with scan location indicated as percent of the length of the respective bones. c Scan section for tibia and radius obtained by pQCT in a normal-weight girl. The image allows identifying some of the main parameters obtained, such as the fat cross-sectional area (CSA) (fatCSA) and the muscle CSA (muscleCSA). d Example of a forearm pQCT scan.in an osteoporotic 14-year-old patient

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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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