The presence of one or more major risk factors is not enough to determine whether an individual actually has a skeleton hypomineralization and more fragile than normal.
The only means we have to know is to directly measure the mineral content of the skeleton or some districts particularly vulnerable to loss.The survey instrument suitable for early diagnosis of osteoporosis is bone densitometry, also known as BMD (bone density scan).
It is performed with specialized equipment to measure the amount of mineral (bone mineral content, BMC) or bone mineral density (Bone Mineral Density, BMD) of the bone segment under consideration.
These instruments typically use an X-ray technology, the issue is still very low (the absorbed dose for a measurement of the skeleton is approximately equal to that which can be taken during a flight and medium term) and ‘examination does not cause any discomfort to the patient, than to remain motionless for several minutes.
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