dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

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dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA),

an imaging technique for quantifying bone density, used in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.

dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry,

n diagnostic test used to determine bone density and to diagnose and monitor osteoporosis.

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No references found			Use of biochemical markers with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for early determination of bone loss in persons with spinal cord injury. Biochemical markers of bone activity in active and sedentary spinal ... by Jones, Lynnette M.; Legge, Michael / New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Lean body mass and percent fat were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Growth hormone treatment of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome and ... by Life Extension The women underwent several assessments, including an oral fasting glucose tolerance test and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. Hostility, fasting glucose linked in black women by Wachter Kerri / Clinical Psychiatry News			DT vaccine DTaP dTc DTD DTH DTI DTIC DTIC-Dome DTM DTP DTP vaccine DTPA DTR DTs Du Du du Vigneaud dual choice Dual Diagnosis dual impression technique dual nervous system dual personality Dual Relationship dual-chamber pacing dual-energy absorptiometry dual-energy imaging dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry dual-focus tube dual-purpose dualism duality of central nervous system control Duane's syndrome DUB dubbeltjie dubbing Dubin Johnson syndrome Dubin-Johnson syndrome dubnium Dubois abscesses DuBois formula Duboisia Duboisia myoporoides Dubos Dubowitz assessment Dubowitz exam Dubowitz score Duchenne dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy Duchenne's disease Duchenne's dystrophy Duchenne's muscular dystrophy Duchenne's paralysis			dual-chamber pacing dual-channel amplifier Dual-Channel Double Data Rate dual-class recapitalization dual-class stock Dual-Class Stocks dual-control Dual-Core Processor Dual-Core Xeon dual-currency bond Dual-currency issues dual-cycle boiling-water reactor dual-cycle reactor system Dual-Depletion Region Dual-Drive Mach-Zehnder Modulator dual-duct system dual-duct terminal unit dual-element fuse dual-emitter transistor Dual-Employed, No Kids Dual-Employed, With Kids dual-energy absorptiometry dual-energy imaging Dual-Energy Quantitative Computer Tomography dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry Dual-Fed Distributed Amplifier dual-fiber cable Optical fiber cable Dual-Field Multiplier dual-firing circuit dual-flow oil burner dual-flush water closet dual-focus tube dual-format HD player dual-format player Dual-Frequency Planar Inverted F-type Antenna Dual-Frequency Switching-Mode Dual-Frequency Switching-Mode Liquid Crystal Dual-Frequency Triangular Microstrip Antenna dual-fuel engine Dual-Fuel Experimental dual-fuel system dual-function catalyst Dual-Functional Lithium Lead dual-gravity valve dual-gun cathode-ray tube Dual-head Dual-Head Microscope Inspection Station dual-head nail Dual-Header Optical Burst Switching

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