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  2. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry - Wikipedia

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    Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is the most widely used and most thoroughly studied bone density measurement technology. The DXA scan is typically used to diagnose and follow osteoporosis , as contrasted to the nuclear bone scan , which is sensitive to certain metabolic diseases of bones in which bones are attempting to heal from infections ...

  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. Quantitative computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    The trabecular bone has much higher metabolic activity than the cortical bone and so is affected by age, disease and therapy-related changes earlier and to a greater degree than cortical bone. This means that QCT of the spine has an advantage compared to other bone density tests because earlier changes in bone mineral density may be detected . [1]

  5. Exercises Every Woman Should Do To Support Bone Health, Per ...

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    How To Prevent (And Counteract) Bone Density Issues When it comes to bone density loss, preventing and intervening as early as possible is key, and resistance training is a great way to do just that.

  6. Dual X-ray absorptiometry and laser - Wikipedia

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    The improvement to DXA with DXL is that, for each pixel scanned by DXA, the exact thickness of the measured object is also measured using lasers. The DXL results allow for a more accurate estimation of bone density by using three separate inputs (low and high x-ray energies plus thickness) rather than two for each pixel in the measuring region.

  7. 'Why Was I Constantly Bloated? Doctors Discovered The ... - AOL

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    Eventually, when I did a bone density scan, the doctors saw that I also have osteoporosis. It wasn’t causing any pain or fractures, likely because it hadn't gotten too severe yet, and I wasn’t ...

  8. Digital X-ray radiogrammetry - Wikipedia

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    Digital X-ray radiogrammetry is a method for measuring bone mineral density (BMD). Digital X-ray radiogrammetry is based on the old technique of radiogrammetry.In DXR, the cortical thickness of the three middle metacarpal bones of the hand is measured in a digital X-ray image. [1]

  9. Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry - Wikipedia

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    B-Mode image and corresponding raw ultrasound signal. Traditionally, ultrasound B-Mode imaging has been designed for allowing a visual evaluation of human organs and their features by clinicians; however, this implies that the huge quantity of information carried by ultrasound signals is processed and significantly reduced for visualization purposes.