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Posted On : 28 Jun 2008

What is bone mineral density?

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mohamed elsharief

amount of minerals in the bone zinc

16 years ago

Ericka Rivera

a test that determines the strength of bones.

16 years ago

pediatriconcall

A bone density test uses special X-rays to measure how many grams of calcium and other bone minerals — collectively known as bone mineral content — are packed into a segment of bone. It is done to diagnose osteoporosis and values are expressed in form of T score and Zscore. BMD value is compared to other people of same age, sex, and race. This is called Z-score. A negative {–} value indicates that a patient has thinner bones {lower bone density} and weaker bones than the average of people in same group.

16 years ago

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