Artifacts Affecting Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Measurements

ABSTRACT: Objective: To present 3 cases in which the presence of artifacts altered the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar field. Methods: Clinical presentation and literature review. Results: The first patient was a 49-year-old premenopau...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Spiro, MD, Thanh D. Hoang, DO, Mohamed K.M. Shakir, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520300985