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Radiology Coding Alert

Review of Basics and Indications

Published on Wed Aug 24, 2016

Osteopenia and osteoporosis are not the same. “Osteopenia is seen in patients over 50 years. The average bone density average is low for the patient’s age but not severely low and can be reversed with supplements, where osteoporosis is more severe and needs treatment with drugs, says Dianne Nakvosas, ACS-RAD, Compubill, Inc., IL. Osteopenia: Osteopenia is a condition of low bone [...]
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