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Do petite women get over-diagnosed with osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 25 12:06pm | Replies (48)Comment receiving replies
The discrepancy can be as much as 20% because the imaging is 2d (areal) which can't detect the difference between small dense bone and large sparce bone. Dexa's TBS attempts to quantify bone homogeneity to address this discrepancy.
The doctor I see ordered a special CT scan. The results were the same as dexa.
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hello are you then saying that since your CT scan gave same results as DEXA, that then negates the questionable discrepancy with small boned people?
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@gently What was the special CT scan called? I have 2 vertebrae that were eliminated due to sclerosis and I found this "If only two vertebrae are left, because the other vertebrae have been eliminated or both hips have been excluded because of hip replacements, then a lateral vertebral assessment (LVA) — a DXA of the mid and upper back or lateral thoracic x-ray — should be done." Has anyone had a LVA done?