title: DXA scanning and its interpretation in osteoporosis.
abstract: The recent growth in the clinical use of bone densitometry began with the introduction of the first dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning systems in the late 1980s. Today, scans to measure bone mineral density are seen as having an essential role in the evaluation of patients at risk of osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT.
authors.forename: Glen M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Ignac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fogelman
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D015519:Bone Density; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation