"Absorptiometry, Photon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A noninvasive method for assessing BODY COMPOSITION. It is based on the differential absorption of X-RAYS (or GAMMA RAYS) by different tissues such as bone, fat and other soft tissues. The source of (X-ray or gamma-ray) photon beam is generated either from radioisotopes such as GADOLINIUM 153, IODINE 125, or Americanium 241 which emit GAMMA RAYS in the appropriate range; or from an X-ray tube which produces X-RAYS in the desired range. It is primarily used for quantitating BONE MINERAL CONTENT, especially for the diagnosis of OSTEOPOROSIS, and also in measuring BONE MINERALIZATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D015502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.700.024 E05.196.712.224.187
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| Concept/Terms |
Densitometry, X-Ray- Densitometry, X-Ray
- Densitometry, X Ray
- X-Ray Densitometry
- Photodensitometry, X-Ray
- Photodensitometry, X Ray
- X-Ray Photodensitometry
- X Ray Photodensitometry
- Densitometry, Xray
- Xray Densitometry
Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Scan- Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Scan
- Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry Scan
- DXA Scan
- DXA Scans
- Scan, DXA
- Scans, DXA
- DEXA Scan
- DEXA Scans
- Scan, DEXA
- Scans, DEXA
Radiographic Absorptiometry, Dual-Energy- Radiographic Absorptiometry, Dual-Energy
- Radiographic Absorptiometry, Dual Energy
- Absorptiometry, Dual-Energy Radiographic
- Absorptiometry, Dual Energy Radiographic
- Dual-Energy Radiographic Absorptiometry
- Dual Energy Radiographic Absorptiometry
Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry- Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
- Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry
- X-Ray Absorptiometry, Dual-Energy
- X Ray Absorptiometry, Dual Energy
- DPX Absorptiometry
- Absorptiometries, DPX
- Absorptiometry, DPX
- Absorptiometry, Dual X-Ray
- Absorptiometry, Dual X Ray
- X-Ray Absorptiometry, Dual
- Absorptiometry, Dual-Energy X-Ray
- Absorptiometry, Dual Energy X Ray
- Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry
- Dual X Ray Absorptiometry
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| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2016 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Absorptiometry, Photon" by people in Profiles.
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Impaired Bone Architecture in Peripubertal Children With HIV, Despite Treatment With Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study From Zimbabwe. J Bone Miner Res. 2023 02; 38(2):248-260.
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Comparison of quantitative ultrasonography and dual X-ray absorptiometry for bone status assessment in South African children living with HIV. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0276290.
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Menopause is associated with bone loss, particularly at the distal radius, in black South African women: Findings from the Study of Women Entering and in Endocrine Transition (SWEET). Bone. 2022 11; 164:116543.
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Sex Differences in the Associations of Nutrient Patterns with Total and Regional Adiposity: A Study of Middle-Aged Black South African Men and Women. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 20; 13(12).
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Osteoporosis, Rather Than Sarcopenia, Is the Predominant Musculoskeletal Disease in a Rural South African Community Where Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Is High: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2022 02; 37(2):244-255.
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Understanding factors associated with sarcopenic obesity in older African women from a low-income setting: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Geriatr. 2021 04 14; 21(1):247.
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Fat redistribution and accumulation of visceral adipose tissue predicts type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged black South African women: a 13-year longitudinal study. Nutr Diabetes. 2019 03 27; 9(1):12.
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Metacarpal Indices and Their Association with Fracture in South African Children and Adolescents. Calcif Tissue Int. 2019 01; 104(1):14-25.
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Decreased bone turnover in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy. Arch Osteoporos. 2018 Apr 05; 13(1):40.
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The associations between adult body composition and abdominal adiposity outcomes, and relative weight gain and linear growth from birth to age 22 in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0190483.