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Imaging Example (Bone Density DXA)
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"div": "<div>\n\t\t\t\n \n <h2>DXA BONE DENSITOMETRY</h2>\n\t\t\t\n \n <table>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>NAME</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>XXXXXXX</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>DOB</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>10/02/1974</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>REFERRING DR</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Smith, Jane</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>INDICATIONS</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Early menopause on estrogen levels. No period for 18 months</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>PROCEDURE</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\n \n </table>\n\t\t\t\n \n <h3>Bone Mineral Density</h3>\n\t\t\t\n \n <table>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Scan Type</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Region</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Measured</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Age</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>BMD</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>T-Score</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Z-Score</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>?BMD(g/cm2)</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>?BMD(%)</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>AP Spine</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>L1-L4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>17/06/2008</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>34.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>1.148 g/cm²</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-0.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-0.5</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Left Femur</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Neck</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>17/06/2008</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>34.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>0.891 g/cm²</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.0</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-0.9</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Left Femur</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Total</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>17/06/2008</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>34.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>0.887 g/cm²</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.2</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.3</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Right Femur</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Neck</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>17/06/2008</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>34.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>0.885 g/cm²</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.0</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.0</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Right Femur</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>Total</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>17/06/2008</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>34.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>0.867 g/cm²</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-1.4</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n \n <td>-</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\n \n </table>\n\t\t\t\n \n <p>Assessment:</p>\n\t\t\t\n \n <ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <li>The Spine L1-L4 BMD is normal.</li>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <li>The Left Femur Neck BMD is in the osteopenic range. Relative fracture risk is about 2.</li>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <li>The Left Femur Total BMD is in the osteopenic range. Relative fracture risk is about 2.</li>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <li>The Right Femur Neck BMD is in the osteopenic range. Relative fracture risk is about 2.</li>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <li>The Right Femur Total BMD is in the osteopenic range. Relative fracture risk is about 2.</li>\n\t\t\t\n \n </ul>\n\t\t\t\n \n <p>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n <b>COMMENT</b>\n\t\t\t\n \n </p>\n\t\t\t\n \n <p>Osteopenia on measured BMD. The estimated 10-year probability of fracture based on present age, gender and measured BMD is less than 10%. This absolute fracture risk remains low. A follow-up assessment may be considered in 2 to 3 years to monitor the trend in BMD.</p>\n\t\t\t\n \n <p>Thank you for your referral. Dr Peter Ng 17/06/2008</p>\n\t\t\t\n \n <pre>\nNote:\nWHO classification of osteoporosis (WHO Technical Report Series 1994: 843)\n- Normal: T-score equal to -1.0 s.d. or higher\n- Osteopenia: T-score between -1.0 and -2.5 s.d.\n- Osteoporosis: T-score equal to -2.5 s.d. or lower\n- Severe/Established osteoporosis: Osteoporosis with one or more fragility fracture.\nT-score: The number of s.d. from the mean BMD for a gender-matched young adult population.\nZ-score: The number of s.d. from the mean BMD for an age-, weight- and gender-matched population.\nReference for 10-year probability of fracture risk: Kanis JA, Johnell O, Oden A, Dawson A, De Laet C, Jonsson B. Ten year probabilities of osteoporotic fractures according to BMD and diagnostic thresholds. Osteoporos.Int. 2001;12(12):989-995.\nGE LUNAR PRODIGY DENSITOMETER\n</pre>\n\t\t\n \n </div>"
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