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  2. Dual X-ray absorptiometry and laser - Wikipedia

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    The standard in bone mineral density scanning developed in the 1980s is called Dual X-ray Absorptiometry, known as DXA. The DXA technique uses two different x-ray energy levels to estimate bone density. DXA scans assume a constant relationship between the amounts of lean soft tissue and adipose tissue.

  3. Bone density - Wikipedia

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    A scanner used to measure bone density using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Bone density, or bone mineral density, is the amount of bone mineral in bone tissue.The concept is of mass of mineral per volume of bone (relating to density in the physics sense), although clinically it is measured by proxy according to optical density per square centimetre of bone surface upon imaging. [1]

  4. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry - Wikipedia

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    Bone densities are often given to patients as a T score or a Z score. A T score tells the patient what their bone mineral density is in comparison to a young adult of the same gender with peak bone mineral density. A normal T score is -1.0 and above, low bone density is between -1.0 and -2.5, and osteoporosis is -2.5 and lower.

  5. When does Medicare cover bone density tests? - AOL

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    Medicare will cover bone density scans for a person who meets certain medical requirements, such as osteoporosis risk factors.

  6. Quantitative computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is a medical technique that measures bone mineral density (BMD) using a standard X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanner with a calibration standard to convert Hounsfield units (HU) of the CT image to bone mineral density values. [1] Quantitative CT scans are primarily used to evaluate bone mineral density ...

  7. Bone density measurement - Wikipedia

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  8. This Is the #1 Sign of Healthy Bones, According to ... - AOL

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    Dr. Sarah Fishman, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist in New York City, agrees that a bone density scan is the best way to know how healthy your bones are. “Unfortunately, osteoporosis and osteopenia ...

  9. Single photon absorptiometry - Wikipedia

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    Bone density. The basic principle of single-photon bone mineral density measuring instrument is to calculate the attenuation degree of single-energy gamma photon beam through bone tissue. The more attenuation degree is, the more absorbed by bone minerals, the more bone mineral content and the higher bone mineral density are.