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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Sep 6;31(12):2085–2097. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2913

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Cross-sectional view of the trabecular region of interest in the lumbar spine. Trabecular vBMD included this region only, whereas integral vBMD also included the cortical compartment. Both exclude the posterior elements that DXA measures of BMD incorporate, thus allowing CT measures to more precisely capture BMD of the vertebral body itself. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier from: Engelke K, Mastmeyer A, Bousson V, Fuerst T, Laredo J-D, Kalender WA. Reanalysis precision of 3D quantitative computed tomography (QCT) of the spine. Bone, 2009:44(4):566–72.