T-Score! How To Know if Bones Are Weak? – USMLE

By measuring

just how

much radiation is absorbed

in these bones,

we can calculate the so-called T score.

And if the T score is less than

then we have the right diagnosis.

Osteoporosis.

In osteoporosis.

T score is a statistical measurement

of bone mineral density.

Density?

Low bone mineral density

leads to fractures.