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. 2017 Nov 15;18:457. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1828-2

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Fig. 1 — Cross-sectional analysis of the gluteus medius and bone mineral reference phantom for adjustment of CT density. a and b Cross sectional area (colored area in panel b) was measured using the mid-point of the anterior superior iliac spine and greater trochanter, which were visualized using cross-sectional images obtained by CT (dot line in panel a). c A calibration phantom (B-MAS 200; Kyoto-Kagaku, Kyoto, Japan) is placed in a CT scanner and an equivalent amount of hydroxyapatite in the bone mineral reference phantom was utilized to adjust CT density by using dedicated software