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Preferred term

Bone Density  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Bone Mineral Densities
  • Bone Mineral Density
  • Density, Bone Mineral

Scope note

  • The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practice. Actual bone density would be expressed in grams per milliliter. It is most frequently measured by X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY or TOMOGRAPHY, X RAY COMPUTED. Bone density is an important predictor for OSTEOPOROSIS.

History note

  • 90

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • BMD
  • luun mineraalitiheys
  • luun tiheys
  • luutiheys
  • Swedish

  • Benmineraltäthet
  • Mineraltätthet i ben

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015519

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