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Lobules
What is the basic structural units of the breast?
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Pencil-Beam System
In DXA, which system moves in a raster fashion across or along the length of the body?
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Parallel
For a proximal femur (hip) DXA scan the proximal femur should be what with the tabletop?
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40
What is the age that women should start to undergo annual mammograms?
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20 Percent
Hip fractures account for what percentage of osteoporotic fractures?
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Pectoralis Major and Serratus Anterior Muscles
What are the muscles that the breast lies over?
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Xeromammography
What was the type of mammography system that was widely used in the 1970's-80's?
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2 weeks
What is the recommended timeframe that a person should refrain from caffeine before a mammography exam?
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Computer-Aided Detection
What is the method where the radiologist can use computer analysis of digitally acquired images as a "second opinion?"
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Array-Beam System
In DXA, which system is the scanning motion reduced to only one direction, which results in a reduced scan time and allows for supine lumbar spine scans to be performed?
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Augmented Projections
What is the type of projections that are done for patients who have breast implants called?
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Cortical and Trabecular
In DXA, what are the two basic types of bone?
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Wrist fracture, internal hardware, or severe deformity from arthritis
The forearm should NOT be scanned with DXA when the patient has a history of?
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Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
What is the three-dimensional imaging technology that acquired images of the stationary compressed breast at multiple angles during a short scan?
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Whole-Body DXA
What measures bone mass (area, BMC, BMD) and body composition for the total body and sub regions of the body?
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Bone Remodeling Process
The process in which old bone is constantly replaced with new bone is called?
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