Survivors of childhood cancer face challenges from bone mineral density (BMD) deficits due to treatment exposures and other ...

USPSTF said with "moderate certainty" that screening for osteoporosis to prevent osteoporotic fractures has a moderate net ...

Peripheral skeleton (wrist and heel): DXA, QCT, single-energy x-ray absorptiometry, radiographic absorptiometry, and quantitative ultrasound. Although BMD measurements are useful for diagnosis ...

Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s bones. It’s an important diagnostic tool for osteoporosis, a progressive disease in which bones become brittle and ...

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or formerly DEXA) is a technique used to measure bone mineral density (BMD). The preferred regions for BMD measurement are lumbar spine, proximal femur and whole ...

The long-acting progestogen injectable contraceptives depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate have been found to adversely affect bone mineral density in adult premenopausal ...

Canada Background College age female athletes are susceptible to decreased bone mineral density (BMD) which puts them at an elevated risk for poor bone health in the future. Objective The primary ...