SPINAL CALCIUM - INVIVO MEASUREMENT IN MAN

被引:29
作者
ALHITI, K
THOMAS, BJ
ALTIKRITY, SA
ETTINGER, KV
FREMLIN, JH
DABEK, JT
机构
[1] UNIV BIRMINGHAM, DEPT PHYS, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV BIRMINGHAM, DEPT MED, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT, ENGLAND
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES | 1976年 / 27卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1016/0020-708X(76)90184-8
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
A new facility for in vivo measurement of the Ca content of a section of lumbar spine by neutron activation analysis is described. The irradiation conditions and detection of induced radioactivity are discussed. Special consideration is given to the control and monitoring of positional changes. The results of phantom studies of reproducibility and sensitivity are presented. These established that the long term reproducibility of the system was .+-. 2% (1 S.D.). Some preliminary measurements involving patients and volunteers are also presented.
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页码:97 / 102
页数:6
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