Effect of neck flexion on measurements of bone mineral density of spine and necessity for applying head positioners during dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Conclusion: Use of head positioners to flex neck and thus to minimize lumbar lordosis DXA does not seem to exert a significant effect on the diagnosis and densitometric measurements from clinical standpoint. PMID: 32709673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research