absorptiometry meaning

• noun
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  [Medicine]
  n pl -tries : the use of an absorptiometer to determine the amount of radiation absorbed (as by living tissue) —see DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY, DUAL PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY, SINGLE PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY
  

• Dual photon absorptiometry, dpa
• Comparison between quantitative ultrasound and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in osteoporosis diagnosis
• Use of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis measurement in malnutrition patients
• The threshold evaluation study of bone quantitative ultrasound to diagnose osteoporosis with dual x-ray absorptiometry
• Diagnosis of osteoporosis by quantitative ultrasound and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry : application and evaluation
• Comparison of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and tibial quantitative ultrasonometry in the measurement of bone mineral density of 1596 healthy women
• The most popular method of measuring BMD is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
• The Cadillac of tests is called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, better known as Dexa.
• CT is also used in osteoporosis studies and research alongside dual energy X-ray absorptiometry ( DXA ).
• The bone density scan is known as a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scan ( DEXA or DXA scan ).

• "absorptiometry" meaning in Chinese: 吸光测定法
• "absorptiometry" meaning in Japanese: {名} : 吸光光度分析法｛きゅうこう こうど ぶんせきほう｝
• "absorptiometry" meaning in Russian: абсорбциометрия