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Fig. 5

From: Official position of the Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism (ABRASSO) on the evaluation of body composition by densitometry: part I (technical aspects)—general concepts, indications, acquisition, and analysis

Fig. 5

Fundamental principles of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA): the X-ray source located at the base of the equipment emits high and low energy X-ray beams that are captured by the detectors for assessment of interaction and differences between the three compartments evaluated by DXA

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Advances in Rheumatology

ISSN: 2523-3106