Review article
The Pitfalls Medical Radiological Technologists Should Consider in Bone Densitometry
Department of Radiological Science, Shinhan University, Kyeonggi-do, Korea
Correspondence to Ho-Sung Kim, Department of Radiological Science, Shinhan University, 95, Hoam-ro, Uijeongbu-Si, Kyeonggi-Do, 11644, Korea, Tel: +82-31-870-3361, E-mail: hskimsh@shinhan.ac.kr
Volume 27, Number 1, Article 5, May 2023. Korean J Nucl Med Technol 2023;27(1):5. https://doi.org/10.12972/kjnmt.20230005
Received on December 07, 2022, Revised on May 11, 2023, Accepted on May 13, 2023, Published on May 31, 2023.
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Abstract
Bone densitometry is a disease in which bones are easily broken due to metabolic bone disease, and DXA is used as a clinical standard test. Although DXA is a good method with good accuracy and reproducibility, it is frequently subject to test errors in testing and result analysis and analysis. Therefore, it is important to recognize the error issues that radiologists should basically be aware of when performing bone density tests, prevent erroneous diagnoses and treatments resulting from the results, and reduce the unnecessary costs associated with them. aim. The inspection must be carried out if the quality control of the equipment is basically continuously performed well before the inspection. Before starting the examination, the patient’s age, sex, race, weight, pregnancy status, and any foreign objects that can be removed should be checked, and the examination should be performed in the correct posture. In addition, it is important to analyze results consistently. Radiologists, who play the most important role in ensuring accurate examinations, need to be aware of the potential for errors in advance and develop the ability to deal with the potential for errors in each examination. For that reason, regular education is considered essential.
Keywords
Dual X-ray Absorptiometry, Pitfall, ISCD, Osteoporosis