absorptiometry

Examples

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• Bone density scanning, using dual energy absorptiometry (DXA) scan of the axial skeleton (using the lumbar spine and hip), is considered to be the 'gold standard' of diagnostic techniques.

  Academic text (2015)

• The children's body composition was assessed using the equipment DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray absorptiometry).

  Blog text (31)

• Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) is fast replacing these techniques as the preferred standard.

  Academic text (2006)

• PHOTO (COLOR): Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is used to measure bone density and body composition.

  Academic text (2004)

• The gold standard for measuring BMD is the DXA, or dual x-ray absorptiometry (Kleerekoper, 1998).

  Academic text (2004)

• These longer evaluations include a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan to measure the children's bone density and body composition.

  Academic text (2004)

• Total-body and lumbar spine bone-mineral densities were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

  Academic text (2006)

• Bone mineral density can be assessed by either X-ray technology (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry DEXA) or ultrasound-based systems (Blake, Wahner, & Fogelman, 1999).

  Academic text (2003)

• The doctor used absorptiometry to evaluate the patient's bone density during the check-up.

• To diagnose osteoporosis, physicians often recommend absorptiometry tests to measure bone health.

Synonyms

D

densitometry

vsabsorptiometry

• Specialized

1 9.8

A way of measuring how much light a material blocks by shining light through it

measures absorbed amount directly rather than inferring it from light transmission

S

spectrophotometry

vsabsorptiometry

• Specialized

1 7.7

A method to measure how much light a substance absorbs at different colors

measures total absorption to quantify material properties often used in medical testing

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology