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Baek and Kang: Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
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J Korean Soc Echocardiogr 2005;20(1):1-7.

Published online: 9 January 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/jkse.2005.20.1.1

Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry

Ki Hyun Baek, Moo-Il Kang

Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine

Copyright © 2005 Korean Society of Echocardiography

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Table 3.
DXA Nomenclature and Decimal Digits
DXA nomenclature DXA decimal digits
DXA, not DEXA BMD: 3 digits (e.g., 0.927 g/cm2)
T-score not T score, t-score, or t score T-score: 1 digits (e.g., -2.3)
Z-score not Z score, z-score, or z score Z-score: 1 digits (e.g., -1.7)
BMC: 2 digits (e.g., 31.76 g)
Area: 2 digits (e.g., 43.25 cm2)
% reference database: Integer (e.g., 82%)
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