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Syngo osteo ct – Siemens syngo CT 2005C User Manual

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The other summary image displays a graph which
shows the comparison of all evaluated vertebrae with
the selected Reference Data.

“T-score”

This is the deviation of average BMD of the patient
from that of a young healthy comparison group. It rep-
resents bone loss with reference to the peak bone
mass.

“Z-score”

This is the deviation of average BMD of the patient
from that of a healthy person of the same age. It is an
indicator of biological variability.

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