European Journal of Radiology
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 268-272 , June 2004

Discrimination of hip fractures by quantitative ultrasound of the phalanges and the calcaneus and dual X-ray absorptiometry

  • John Damilakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30-281-392569; fax: +30-281-542095.
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  • George Papadokostakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Kostas Perisinakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Thomas Maris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • P Dimitriou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Alexander Hadjipavlou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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  • Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece

Received 11 January 2004 ,Revised 13 January 2004 ,Accepted 16 January 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00064-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.01.023

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 268-272 , June 2004

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