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  • They confirmed the scale's accuracy using an advanced device called a dual-energy X-ray absorption or DEXA scanner.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Screening is usually done with a special type of x-ray that measures bone density, known as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry DXA.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • They confirmed the scale's accuracy using an advanced device called a dual-energy X-ray absorption or DEXA scanner.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • If you have a fracture after a minimal injury or have a family history you should suspect it, but you will only know for sure with a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan.

    Dr Luisa Dillner's guide to ... preventing osteoporosis 2011

  • But then the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry DEXA or DXA scan, a machine that measures bone density at the hip, spine and forearm -- where fractures are most likely to occur -- was introduced.

    Susan M. Love: More Is Not Always Better Susan M. Love 2012

  • The researchers measured bone mineral content and density by dual-energy radiograph absorptiometry DXA.

    Teens' weight-loss surgery may weaken bones 2011

  • But then the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry DEXA or DXA scan, a machine that measures bone density at the hip, spine and forearm -- where fractures are most likely to occur -- was introduced.

    Susan M. Love: More Is Not Always Better Susan M. Love 2012

  • A dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan is a test that takes measurements of the bone density in the lower spine and/or the hip.

    Frequently Asked Questions 2010

  • But then the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry DEXA or DXA scan, a machine that measures bone density at the hip, spine and forearm -- where fractures are most likely to occur -- was introduced.

    Susan M. Love: More Is Not Always Better Susan M. Love 2012

  • But then the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry DEXA or DXA scan, a machine that measures bone density at the hip, spine and forearm -- where fractures are most likely to occur -- was introduced.

    Susan M. Love: More Is Not Always Better Susan M. Love 2012

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