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High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography can assess microstructural and mechanical properties of human distal tibial bone†

  1. X Sherry Liu1,
  2. X Henry Zhang1,
  3. Kiranjit K Sekhon1,
  4. Mark F Adams2,
  5. Donald J McMahon3,
  6. John P Bilezikian3,
  7. Elizabeth Shane3,
  8. X Edward Guo1,*

Article first published online: 11 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090822

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 4, pages 746–756, April 2010

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Liu, X. S., Zhang, X. H., Sekhon, K. K., Adams, M. F., McMahon, D. J., Bilezikian, J. P., Shane, E. and Guo, X. E. (2010), High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography can assess microstructural and mechanical properties of human distal tibial bone. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 746–756. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090822

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  1. 1

    Bone Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

  3. 3

    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

*Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 351 Engineering Terrace, Mail Code 8904, 1210 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA.

  1. †

    The first two authors contributed equally to this work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 11 DEC 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 27 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 27 AUG 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 26 JUN 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 17 DEC 2008

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