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  • Osteopenia is defined as a bone density "T-score" between minus 0.1 and minus 2.5, the lower number being the cutoff for osteoporosis.

    NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011

  • After the test, a woman is given a "T-score," which is a comparison of her bone mass against the average bone mass of a healthy, young woman.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • Osteopenia is defined as a bone density "T-score" between minus 0.1 and minus 2.5, the lower number being the cutoff for osteoporosis.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • FRAX calculator identifies patients who are at high risk of fracture but would not be candidates for preventative therapy using the traditional T-score.

    Hologic Encourages Health Professionals to Get the Facts About Women's Imaging at RSNA 2010 - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • While the T-score remains the standard for diagnosing osteoporosis, the FRAX calculator breaks new ground enabling healthcare providers to identify patients with a high risk of experiencing bone fractures within a period of 10 years.

    Hologic Encourages Health Professionals to Get the Facts About Women's Imaging at RSNA 2010 - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • However, physicians treating postmenopausal women under 75 with similar fractures have to demonstrate that the patient has bones scoring -2.5 or less on the 'T-score,' a measure of bone mass, to prescribe alendronate.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • Cost-effective scenarios were projected for women with strong risk factors and with a T-score above the threshold for osteoporosis.

    Presseportal 2009

  • * Osteoporosis defined as a DEXA bone mineral density T-score equal to or worse than -2.5;

    Medgadget 2009

  • However, physicians treating postmenopausal women under 75 with similar fractures have to demonstrate that the patient has bones scoring -2.5 or less on the 'T-score,' a measure of bone mass, to prescribe alendronate.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • However, physicians treating postmenopausal women under 75 with similar fractures have to demonstrate that the patient has bones scoring -2.5 or less on the 'T-score,' a measure of bone mass, to prescribe alendronate.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

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