ARRT Bone Densitometry case studies
ARRT Bone Densitometry · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Bone Densitometry is one of ARRT's postprimary credentials. ARRT states its purpose as recognizing individuals who are qualified to perform the role of a Bone Densitometrist-technologists who create images with specialized X-ray equipment so that clinicians can verify low bone density, osteoporosis, or subtle bone loss before recommending treatment such as medication or lifestyle change. The ARRT Bone Densitometry case studies are 5 cases and about 3,320 words.
1A Phantom Trend Inside the Control Limits
Valley Imaging operates a single Hologic Horizon A. At installation the spine phantom was scanned 30 times, giving a mean L1-L4 BMD of 1.042 g/cm2 with RMS-SD 0.006 g/cm2 (CV 0.6%).
713 words, about 4 min2Degenerative Spine, a Hip Replacement, and a Height Loss
A 79-year-old woman is referred for DXA after a low-trauma wrist fracture. She is 157 cm tall and reports she was 162 cm at age 50.
677 words, about 3 min3Scoliosis, Cement, and a Crooked Auto-ROI
Your next patient is a 61-year-old man, 178 cm and 118 kg, monitored after 2 years of androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. He has a 25-degree right thoracic scoliosis, a T12 vertebroplasty with cement, and bilateral hip osteoarthritis severe enough that he cannot lie flat with his legs internally rotated.
658 words, about 3 min4A T-Score That Improved by Moving House
R, 66, had her baseline DXA two years ago at an academic center on a Hologic Discovery: femoral neck T-score -2.4, and she started alendronate. She has moved and now attends your clinic, which uses a GE Lunar Prodigy.
615 words, about 3 min5A Breastfeeding Mother With Recent Contrast and Tracer
A 34-year-old woman is booked for her first DXA. She is four months postpartum, exclusively breastfeeding, and worried because her mother had a hip fracture at 70.
657 words, about 3 min