Validation of a Radiography-Based Quantification Designed to Longitudinally Monitor Soft Tissue Calcification in Skeletal Muscle

Stephanie N. Moore; Gregory D. Hawley; Emily N. Smith; Nicholas A. Mignemi; Rivka C. Ihejirika; Masato Yuasa; Justin M. M. Cates; Xulei Liu; Jonathan G. Schoenecker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159624

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Validation of a Radiography-Based Quantification Designed to Longitudinally Monitor Soft Tissue Calcification in Skeletal Muscle

Stephanie N. Moore,

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200, 1215 21th Avenue South, Nashville TN, 37232, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 2200 Pierce Ave, Robinson Research Building Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America
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Gregory D. Hawley,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200, 1215 21th Avenue South, Nashville TN, 37232, United States of America
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Emily N. Smith,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200, 1215 21th Avenue South, Nashville TN, 37232, United States of America
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Nicholas A. Mignemi,

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200, 1215 21th Avenue South, Nashville TN, 37232, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America
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Rivka C. Ihejirika,

Affiliation School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 2215 Garland Ave, Light Hall, Room 215, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America
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Masato Yuasa,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200, 1215 21th Avenue South, Nashville TN, 37232, United States of America
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Justin M. M. Cates,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America
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Xulei Liu,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, 2525 West End, Ste 11000, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States of America
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Jonathan G. Schoenecker

* E-mail: Jon.schoenecker@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, Suite 4200, 1215 21th Avenue South, Nashville TN, 37232, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 4202 Doctor’s Office Tower, 2200 Children’s Way, Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 2200 Pierce Ave, Robinson Research Building Nashville, TN, 37232, United States of America
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Validation of a Radiography-Based Quantification Designed to Longitudinally Monitor Soft Tissue Calcification in Skeletal Muscle

Stephanie N. Moore,
Gregory D. Hawley,
Emily N. Smith,
Nicholas A. Mignemi,
Rivka C. Ihejirika,
Masato Yuasa,
Justin M. M. Cates,
Xulei Liu,
Jonathan G. Schoenecker

Published: July 20, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159624

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