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The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practice. Actual bone density would be expressed in grams per milliliter. It is most frequently measured by X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY or TOMOGRAPHY, X RAY COMPUTED. Bone density is an important predictor for OSTEOPOROSIS.
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a controlled hierarchical vocabulary of biomedical terms/headings used for the description of document’s content and for more precise retrieval. Headings are grouped into 16 categories and in addition every heading can be supplemented by one or more subheadings, e.g. diagnosis, therapy, psychology etc.
