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I just plowed through the endocrinologist report dated 2015 and posted on mayoclinic.org that hopefullibrarian linked to. It is very technical but worth reading.
I am providing a direct quote from that report addressing a topic that all of us smaller women discuss. That is, whether our size affects our DEXA score.
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"Likewise, standard DXA imaging has its own limitations, due to its measurement of bone mineral content over a projected bone area to provide an areal BMD. These limitations stem from the inability of DXA imaging to differentiate cortical from trabecular bone, its provision of a 2-D (areal) measurement of a 3-D structure, Likewise, standard DXA imaging has its own limitations, due to its measurement of bone mineral content over a projected bone area to provide an areal BMD. These limitations stem from the inability of DXA imaging to differentiate cortical from trabecular bone, its provision of a 2-D (areal) measurement of a 3-D structure, and its tendency to underestimate BMD of smaller bones and overestimate BMD of larger bones."
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I would bold the text of the final clause if I could figure out how to do that on my bloody iPad.
Thanks so much @hopefullibrarian! The video was very helpful and I
appreciate your description of TBS and CXT. It looks like I should ask for
TBS with my DEXA and get Dr McCormick book.