MODEL RELEASED. Bone density testing. Radiographer using a densitometer to scan a woman's heel. The portable scanner utilizes X-rays to measure bone mass (also known as bone mineral density - BMD). It determines the concentration of calcified material in bone and therefore the patient's risk of fracture. It is the main diagnostic technique used to identify osteoporosis,a bone wasting disease mainly affecting postmenopausal women | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / McIntyre, Will & Deni |
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