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BONE MINERAL DENSITY (INDICATION (Women who has been determined by …
BONE MINERAL DENSITY
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CONTRAINDICATION
:check:Individual bone mass that is too low or body part that is too thick at ROI
:check:Anatomic malformations of ROI (e.g.
severe scoliosis, kyphosis)
PROCEDURE
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An x-ray generator is located below the patient and an imaging device, or detector, is positioned above.
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
LUMBAR SPINE POSITION
To assess the spine, the patient's legs are supported on a padded box to flatten the pelvis and lower
(lumbar) spine
Hip Joint position
To assess the hip, the
patient's foot is placed in a brace that rotates the hip
inward.
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Z-SCORE
compares your bone density with
that of other people of same age, gender,
weight and ethnicity.