Improving DXA quality by avoiding common technical and diagnostic pitfalls: Part 1

KP Banks, MB Farrell, RS Gunther… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is an accurate means to assess bone mineral
density, determine the risk of a fragility fracture, and monitor response to therapy. Despite its …

Technical principles of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

GM Blake, I Fogelman - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 1997 - Elsevier
Since its introduction nearly ten years ago, dualenergy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has
become the single most widely used technique for performing bone densitometry studies …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in clinical practice: application and interpretation of scans beyond the numbers

DJ Theodorou, SJ Theodorou - Clinical imaging, 2002 - Elsevier
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used for measurement of bone mineral
density (BMD). In routine clinical practice, a diversity of DXA scan findings that deviate from …

DXA: 30 years and counting: Introduction to the 30th anniversary issue

EM Lewiecki, N Binkley - Bone, 2017 - Elsevier
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has a colorful history of development and evolution
over the past 30 years, from early predecessors that were cumbersome and limited in their …

[BOOK][B] A DXA primer for the practicing clinician: a case-based manual for understanding and interpreting bone densitometry

AA Licata, SE Williams - 2013 - books.google.com
Despite public perception, osteoporosis remains a widespread, devastating disease, and a
very serious and costly public health threat. Early detection and treatment must be a priority …

DXA2: An automated program for extraction of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry data

BS Baker, J Li, EV Leary - Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction/Background: Since the 1970s imaging devices have been rapidly
advancing to provide researchers, clinicians, radiologists, and practitioners greater …

DXA scanning to diagnose osteoporosis: do you know what the results mean?

B Richmond - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2003 - europepmc.org
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provides useful information about osteoporosis and
fracture risk that, combined with other risk factors for osteoporosis, helps guide therapy …

DXA's Role Diagnosing Osteoporosis

NL Satterlield - Radiologic Technology, 2000 - go.gale.com
Osteoporosis is a common bone disease that affects more than 28 million people in the
United States and leads to more than 1.5 million fractures each year.[1] In the past, people …

Interpreting a dxa scan in clinical practice

A El Maghraoui - Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, 2011 - books.google.com
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disorder characterized by low bone mass and
microarchitectural deterioration, with a subsequent increase in bone fragility and …

Best practices for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurement and reporting: International Society for Clinical Densitometry Guidance

EM Lewiecki, N Binkley, SL Morgan, CR Shuhart… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a technology that is widely used to diagnose
osteoporosis, assess fracture risk, and monitor changes in bone mineral density (BMD). The …