Tag Archives: bone mineral density

Can you tell if the bones are poor in mineral?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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What are the most sensitive equipment, and what are the bones of which it is most useful to measure bone mineral density?

Posted on January 7, 2011 by admin

The most popular tools are of two types: the so-called single-photon absorptiometry (SPA), with which we can measure the mineral density of the forearm and wrist, and those that employ an X-ray technology (DEXA) by which you can measure the … Continue reading →

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