Clinically useful and readily available techniques for measurements of bone mineral and body composition by photon or x-ray absorptiometry.
Technical develoments in dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry permit the estimation of bone mass or density and of body fat with one single, quick, nontraumatic measurement. Bone density is the best available means of estimating skeletal fracture risk. Improved fat quantification can be made independent from the generally made assumption in such calculations that bone represents a fixed fraction of fat-free body mass.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.