Clothing

 

There is a reflective strip from a work shirt seen on the Hologic forearm DXA scan. The external artifact was removed and the wrist was then rescanned.

Case Description:

There is a relfective strip from a work shirt seen on the forearm DXA scan. Such an external artifact should be removed and the wrist rescanned.

Credit:

Sarah L Morgan, MD, RD, CCD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

References:

• Krueger, D., et al., Positioner and clothing artifact can affect one-third radius bone mineral density measurement. J Clin Densitom, 2013. 16(2): p. 154-9.
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• McNamara, E.A., et al., Effect of Clothing on Measurement of Bone Mineral Density. J Clin Densitom, 2016. 19(2): p. 216-9.
• Siglinsky, E., N. Binkley, and D. Krueger, Do Textiles Impact DXA Bone Density or Body Composition Results? J Clin Densitom, 2018. 21(2): p. 303-307.