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MAETANI, Ayami; ITOH, Megumi; NISHIHARA, Kahori; AOKI, Takahiro; OHTANI, Masayuki; SHIBANO, Kenichi; KAYANO, Mitsunori; YAMADA, Kazutaka; 伊藤, めぐみ; 滄木, 孝弘; 芝野, 健一; 茅野, 光範; 山田, 一孝. |
The aim of this study was to assess the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) by quantitative computed tomography (QCT), comparing the relationships of BMD between QCT and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and between QCT and radiographic absorptiometry (RA) in the metacarpal bone of Holstein dairy cows (n=27). A significant positive correlation was found between QCT and DXA measurements (r=0.70, P<0.01), and a significant correlation was found between QCT and RA measurements (r=0.50, P<0.01). We conclude that QCT provides quantitative evaluation of BMD in dairy cows, because BMD measured by QCT showed positive correlations with BMD measured by the two conventional methods: DXA and RA. |
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Palavras-chave: Bone mineral density; Dairy cow; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Quantitative computed tomography; Radiographic absorptiometry. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4321 |
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