A multicenter comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometers: in vivo and in vitro measurements of bone mineral content and density.
J Bone Miner Res
; 11(2): 275-85, 1996 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-8822352
ABSTRACT
As part of a multicenter research project, we compared dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) instruments at three research centers (sites 1, 2 and 3) to determine both intra- and intersite variability of bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and bone area (BA). Scans of the total body and lumbar spine were performed in duplicate on five humans (in vivo), and scans of the total body were performed on two whole body phantoms with artificial skeletons and thickness overlays (in vitro) at all sites over 15 days. The average intrasite variability in two consecutive total body BMD measurements, expressed as a percent difference, was significantly higher in vitro, 1.74 +/- 1.97%, than in vivo, 0.71 +/- 0.38% (p < 0.05). Average intrasite variability of the in vivo lumbar spine BMD was 1.08 +/- 1.12%. The intersite coefficients of variation for all BMD, BMC, and BA measurements were < 2.0%. The total body BMD from site 2 was systematically lower than at sites 1 and 3 both in vivo and in vitro (p < 0.05) with no differences in BMC and BA. Although significant, the total body BMD differences between sites were small (< 1.2%) in vivo compared with in vitro (< 2.6%) and are encouraging for the comparison and pooling of human data from multicenter trials, provided that appropriate standardized cross-calibration and analysis procedures are applied.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coluna Vertebral
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Absorciometria de Fóton
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Imagens de Fantasmas
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1996
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Article