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When DEXA measurment is not indicated

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Though dual energy X-ray absorptiometry measurement is becoming increasingly available, there is often a considerable waiting-list, there are cost implications and the scan involves exposure to ionising radiation. A scan should therefore perhaps not be requested in the following situations:

  • women on HRT with no complications
  • those who won't accept treatment
  • elderly patients with spondylosis in whom spine bone density measurements may be difficult to interpret
  • within a year of previous measurement

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