Bone Research
Recent findings from E. Sapin and co-authors highlight research in bone research
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 29th, 2009
Researchers detail in 'Bone mineral density assessment using the EOS low-dose X-ray device: a feasibility study,' new data in bone research. According to a study from Paris, France, "To predict bone strength in the case of osteoporosis, it could be a real benefit to assess the three-dimensional (3D) geometry and the bone mineral density (BMD) with a single low-dose X-ray device, such as the EOS system (Biospace Med, Paris, France). EOS 3D reconstructions of the spine have already been validated."
"Thus, this study aims at evaluating the accuracy of this low-dose system as a densitometer first ex vivo. The European Spine Phantom (ESP) (number 129) was scanned ten times...
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