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Bone Densitometry Exam QuestionsWith 100% Correct Answers
What is the process of quantitating (measuring) bone mineral content
and density (BMD) - Correct Answer-bone densitometry
What evaluates bone strength, effects of bony demineralizing
diseases, effects of therapy, and risk of fracture - Correct Answer-
bone densitometry
what two modalitis can measure bone densitometry - Correct Answer-
US and x-ray
scanning may be done by ___-RT's
bone densitometry credentials may not be required for ___
ARRT ___ offer a registry exam to be credentialed in bone
densitometry - Correct Answer-non-RT's
RT's
does
,what is the most common method to measure bone density? - Correct
Answer-dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
DXA, DEXA
advantages of DXA:
1. ___ dose
2. ___ availability (3 major manufacturers)
3. ___ to use - Correct Answer-low
wide
easy
advantages of DXA:
4. quick
5. ___-___ images
6. ___
7. ___ calibration - Correct Answer-high-resolution
precise
stable
, How does DXA work?
DXA ___ soft tissue from the measurements
1. scans using ___ (dual) x ray energies
2. computer mathematically sorts out ___ ___ (less attenuation) from
bone (more attenuation) - Correct Answer-subtracts
two
soft tissue
DXA:
images themselves are not evaluated, they are not ___
computer software reads ___ values that strike the detector - Correct
Answer-diagnostic
attenuation
x rays allowed for the first detection of bone loss such as ___ - Correct
Answer-osteoporosis
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