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Record 1 2023-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

[A technique for] assessing BMC [bone mineral density] or [the] density of various areas of the skeleton [by measuring the absorption of light.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

[...] technique médicale utilisée pour [évaluer] la densité osseuse d'un patient par l'intermédiaire de l'absorption d'un rayonnement, [...] par rayons X ou [...] ultrasons.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Técnica que permite calcular la cantidad de fotones que han sido absorbidos por un material, teniendo en cuenta los emitidos y los que lo han atravesado, con lo que se puede deducir la calidad de dicho material.

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