On the T-score scale, 0 represents normal, healthy bone density of a 30-year-old person (the age of peak bone density). T-scores above 0 and slightly below 0 are within the normal range. Your score ...

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Physicians typically measure two areas—the spine and hip—and then compare your actual bone density to the density your bones should be to resist breaking (which is the bone density of a 30-year-old).

The results of the test, known as a T score, are presented as a comparison between your own bone density and that of a young adult at the peak of bone formation. A second measurement, known as a Z ...

And that is given a score, a T score is what we call it, of zero. You now can measure a woman who's over the age of menopause. Do the bone density on her at the hip and the spine. If her measured ...

Bone health often doesn’t get the attention it deserves until there’s a problem, like a fracture or persistent pain. But by ...

The common bone density test is called a DEXA ... Sometimes you then sit up and have your arm done, but that isn't always done. And it takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Very low radiation.

Hologic values are adjusted to a common instrument model (QDR2000) prior to Z-score calculation ... reference data for newer models such as the Prodigy (Oldroyd, 2003). Bone Mineral Density, as ...