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. 2015 Aug;5(4):552–568. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2015.08.02

Table 5. Reproducibility of compartmental surface-based cortical bone parameters.

Parameters CVRMS (%) Absolute precision errors
Compartmental thickness
   Neck and trochanter 2.03 0.033 mm
   Neck 2.69 0.042 mm
   Trochanter 1.89 0.032 mm
Compartmental mean laminar vBMD
   Neck and trochanter 1.30 6.479 mg/cm3
   Neck 2.19 10.213 mg/cm3
   Trochanter 1.08 5.118 mg/cm3

CVRMS, root mean square coefficients of variation; vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density. N=22 scan-rescan pairs with repositioning (all from site C; 8 pairs from manufacturer A, 14 pairs from manufacturer B).