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| Bone Mineral Density (BMD) |
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| BMD (g/cm2) x Area (cm2) = |
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| BMD (mg/cm3) x Volume (cm3) = |
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| Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurements of bone diensity do not measure BMC or area. Instead, two parameters of the passage of sound through bone are measured: ________________ and _________________. |
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speed of sound (SOS),
broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) |
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| Standard scores take their name from their dependence upon the "standard" __________, a statistical measure of variability about an average value. |
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| The root-mean-square error in the calculation of the sBMD is estimated to be ____% for the PA spine and total femur and even larger for the proximal femur subregions. |
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| The WHO criteria were intended to be applied to ________________ women only, making the extension of the color scheme across the age range inappropriate. |
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| The T-score should/should not be used or diagnosis in premenopausal women. |
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| In 2004, the _____________________ issued guidelines for densitometry nomenclature as it applied to studies performed specifically with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
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| International Society for Clinical Densitometry |
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| The number of standard deviations above or below the mean for a healthy 30-year-old adult of the same sex and ethnicity as the patient |
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| The number of standard deviations above or below the mean for the patient's age, sex and ethnicity. |
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