Panniculus/Obesity

Case Description:

This DXA scan is from a premenopausal woman who is 64″ tall and weight 416 pounds, BMI = 71.4. The image on the left is with the panniculus retracted, and the image on the right is with the panniculus not retracted. Notice the large change in bone mineral density at the femoral neck. No T-scores are reported because the patient is premenopausal.

Credit:

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

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