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DEXA,
absorptiometry [ab-sorp″she-om´ĕ-tre]
in radiology, the measurement of the degree to which the radiation emitted by a radioisotope is completely dissipated within a tissue.
dual energy absorptiometry (DEXA) an imaging technique that uses two low-dose x-ray beams with different levels of energy to produce a detailed image of body components; used primarily to measure bone mineral density.
dual photon absorptiometry measurement of bone mineral content in the axial skeleton, particularly the lumbar spine, by comparing transmission of the two separate photoelectric energy peaks emitted by gadolinium 153 through both soft and bone tissues.
DEXA,
n.pr See dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
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Fully equipped exam rooms & labs, Special Procedures & Treadmill rooms, DEXA scanner, approximately 2000 active patient files.
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Additionally, more than 40 per cent of EU member states have fewer than the recommended number of DEXA scanners, and full reimbursement for these scans is provided in only nine of 27 member states.
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Ancak DEXA kemik elastisitesi ve mikromimarisi gibi ozellikler hakkinda fazla bilgi verememektedir (5,6).
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