Dose data for the types of equipment currently employed for DXA is care, in comparison to data available for other radiographic modalities. For a spine plus femur DEXA scan, the effective dose varies ...

The possibility that foetal tissue may overlie the area of interest in, for example, a lumbar spine DXA and introduce errors may confuse the measurement. In this situation, there might be little or no ...

Central DEXA The central DEXA measures bone density in the center of the body—in the spine and hip. People are most likely to experience low bone density in these areas, and they are where low bone ...