Match the following choices with the correct statement as each relates to bone densitometry.

a. fan-beam DXA
b. osteopenia
c. WHO
d. SPA
e. osteoblasts
f. osteoporosis
g. pencil-beam DXA
h. osteoclasts
i. NEXT
j. small stature

1. uses radioactive Iodine as a photon source
2. destroy bone
3. osteoporosis risk factor
4. established T-score and Z-score value benchmarks


1. d. SPA
2.h. osteoclasts
3. j. small stature
4. c. WHO

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