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Image	Title	Summary	Categories	Tags
	Inaccurately Elevated T-scores on DXA Scans in a Patient with Metastatic Prostate Cancer	…	Reporting and Interpretation Issues	Hip, Hologic, metastatic prostate cancer, spine
	Hologic Right Forearm Scan with a Watch Artifact	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, forearm scan, Hologic, wrist watch
	DXA Interpreters Can Suspect Forearm “Slot Error” by Evaluating Tissue Thickness Measurement	…	Boston 2025 - Best Cases	forearm, Slot error, tissue thickness
	A Case Report: Rare Cause of Recurrent Fragility Fracture in an Older Adult-Osteopetrosis	…	Boston 2025 - Best Cases, Disease Entities	Fragility Fractures, Geriatric, high bone density, hip fracture, Incorrect Hologic Spine, Osteopetrosis, Osteosclerosis
	improper distal forearm scan acquisition	…	Boston 2025 - Best Cases, Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	misadventures in DXA imaging
	High bone density in woman with mastocytosis	…	Disease Entities	GE Healthcare, high bone density, Hip, Mastocytosis, Osteosclerosis, spine
	Bone Densitometry study in patient with metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer	…	Boston 2025 - Best Cases, Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts
	Can This Spine be Used for Diagnosis?	…	Anatomical Variants, Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	Exclusion, GE Lunar Prodigy, spine
	Abduction Position at Hip Influences Femoral Neck (FN) BMD?	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	abduction, BMD, femoral neck, FN, Hip, Hologic, internal rotation, position
	Edge Detection, Scoliosis	…	Internal Artifacts, Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	edge detection, GE Healthcare, Scoliosis, spine
	Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra, A case of four and one half lumbar vertebrae	…	Anatomical Variants	segmentation variants, transitional vertebra, transverse process, vertebral identification
	Incorrect Forearm Positioning GE	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	forearm, GE Healthcare, Incorrect GE Forearm Positioning, positioning, wrist
	Discordant Left-Right Hip Change in Osteoarthritis	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	buttressing, hip discordance, osteoarthritis
	GE-Lunar Short Femoral Neck ROI Placement Challenges	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck ROI, femur neck box, serial femur scans, short femoral neck
	Rare GE-Lunar 4% fat, soft tissue detection failure resulting in the false appearance of extraordinarily low BMD	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning	Point Typing, soft tissue detection failure, t, underestimation
	Black Hole Artifacts – Surgical Clips	…	Internal Artifacts	artifact, black hole, black hole artifacts, Hologic, lumbar spine, surgical clips, tantalum
	Pacemaker	…	Internal Artifacts	Hologic, internal artifact, Pacemaker
	Wrong Ethnicity in Analysis of a DXA Scan	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	Database, ethnicity, lumbar spine
	Incorrect Size of Lumbar Spine Region of Interest on A Hologic Lumbar Spine Scan	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, Hologic, lumbar spine, lumbar spine region of interest size, region of interest
$391-word-left-subcapital-fracture-jpeg-cropped1.jpg$	Chronic Malunited Left Subcapital Femoral Fracture	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	Disease entity, femoral fracture, hip scan, internal artifact, Left subcapital hip fracture
	Capturing BMD of the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia utilizing GE Orthopedic Knee Software	…	Normal Scans	distal femur, knee acquisition and analysis scan, proximal tibia
	Elevated Bone Mineral Density	…	Disease Entities	Elevated bone mineral density, elevated Z-score
	Laminectomy and Spinal Hardware	…	Internal Artifacts	hardware, Hologic, laminectomy, spinal hardware, spine scan
	BONE DENSITOMETRY SHOWING ARTIFACT CAUSED BY A CALCIFIED SPLEEN IN PATIENT WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	artifact, Bone densitometry, calcified spleen, Osteoporosis, sickle cell anemia, spleen, vertebral fracture assessment., whole body composition
	Normal Anterior-Posterior (AP) Lumbar Spine Scan from a GE iDXA Densitometer	…	Normal Scans	AP Lumbar Spine, GE iDXA
	Normal Left Proximal Femur Scan from a GE iDXA Densitometer	…	Normal Scans	GE iDXA, normal hip scan
	Bullets	…	Internal Artifacts	black hole, bullet, Hologic, internal artifact, lumbar spine
	Normal GE Spine Analysis	…	Normal Scans, Positioning and Analysis Issues	DJD, GE, spine
	GE Normal Hip	…	Normal Scans	GE, Hip, normal
	Normal 33% radius GE	…	Normal Scans	33% radius, forearm, GE, Normal postmenopausal female
	Dexcon Glucose Monitor	…	External Artifacts	external artifact; glucose monitor; Dexcom
	Normal Hologic Hip Scan	…	Normal Scans	femoral neck, Hip, Hologic, normal scan, total hip
	Normal Hologic Spine Scan	…	Normal Scans	Hologic, normal scan, spine
	Black Hole Artifact Over L4	…	Internal Artifacts	black hole artifact, surgical clips, tantalum clips
	Incorrect Femoral Neck Positioning and Analysis/Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, femoral neck, femoral neck positioning, Hologic
	Femoral Neck Box Incorrectly Positioned/ Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, femoral neck, femoral neck box, Hip, Hologic
	Incorrect Wrist Analysis/ Incorrect Edge Detection	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, edge detection, wrist
	Transgender	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis; transgender
	Burst Fracture of L3	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	burst, compression fracture
	5 Lumbar Vertebral Bodies with Lowest Ribs on T11 vs. 6 Lumbar Vertebral Bodies	…	Anatomical Variants	5 lumbar vertebral bodies with lowest ribs on T11, 6 lumbar vertebral bodies, anatomical variant
	Calcifications in the Soft Tissue Projecting over the Left Hip	…	Internal Artifacts	Internal artifacts, soft tissue calcification
	Common Iliac Stents	…	Internal Artifacts	common iliac stents, Internal artifacts
	Left Femoral Stent/Graft	…	Internal Artifacts	Femoral graft, femoral stent, internal artifact
	Long Femur Scan	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	extended hip scan, hip scan length, Hologic, long hip scan
	Incorrect Hologic Hip Analysis	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck, femoral neck width, Hologic, total hip global region of interest
	Incorrect Hologic Femoral Neck Box Width	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck, femoral neck box width, Hologic
	Incorrect Spine Analysis	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	region of interest, spine, spine region of interest
	Incorrect Spine and Hip Analysis	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues, Reporting and Interpretation Issues	Incorrect analysis of spine and hip scans, incorrect report
	Incorrect GE Hip Analysis	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	hip analysis, region of interest
	Incorrect Hip Analysis	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	GE Healthcare, Hip, incorrect hip analysis, region of interest
	FRAX Does Not Calculate	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	FRAX factors
	DXA Report Problems	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Reporting and Interpretation Issues	DXA report, reporting problems
	Incorrect Hologic Hip Analysis	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	hip scan, Hologic, incorrect anaysis
	Incorrect Wrist Scan Analysis	…	Misadventures in DXA Scanning, Positioning and Analysis Issues	forearm scan, region of interest
	DXA Reporting Issue	…	Reporting and Interpretation Issues	DXA report, report
	Database/ Gender /Z-score issue	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, Database, gender, Z-score
	Database /Ethnicity/ T-score	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, Database, spine
	Database/ Ethnicity/ Z-score	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, Database, ethnicity
	Femoral Head is Not Outlined/ Hip Edge Detection Issues	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	edge detection, femoral head, femoral head edge detection
	Spine Edge Detection Problem	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	edge detection, spine edge detection
	Edge Detection Problem in the Lumbar Spine	…	Internal Artifacts, Positioning and Analysis Issues	artifact, edge detection, Radiographic contrast
	Poor Spine Edge Detection	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	edge detection, spine
	Incorrect Femoral Neck Box Size	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	Femoral neck box size, Hologic, pixels
	Femoral Neck Size Different Between Baseline and Follow-up Scan	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	Femoral neck box size, follow-up, pixels
	Follow-up Hip Scan with the Lesser Trochanter Incompletely Outlined	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	edge detection, follow-up, lesser trochanter, lesser trochanter not outlined, poor edge detection
	Wrong Hologic Total Hip Global Region of Interest Size on Follow-up	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	follw-up, global hip region of interest size
	Follow-up Differences in Hip Global Region of Interest	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	follow-up, hip global ROI size
	Difference in Spinal Levels on Follow-up Scan	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	follow-up, follow-up analysis, spinal levels
	Change of Size of Lumbar Spine Region of Interest Over Time	…	Internal Artifacts, Positioning and Analysis Issues	degenerative change, follow-up scan, spine global region of interest size, spine ROI
	Differences in Spine Region of Interest Size Over Time	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	degenerative change, follow-up scan, lumbar spine area, spine global region of interest size
	Scan Mode	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	array mode, fast array, Hologic, scan mode
	Incorrect Hologic Forearm Analysis	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, forearm, forearm region of interest, Hologic
	Hologic Total Hip Region of Interest Placed Too High	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, high, Hologic, region of interest, total hip region of interest
	Hologic Hip Global Region of Interest Box Incorrect	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	global region of interest box, Hip, Hologic, positioining, region of interest
	Hologic Hip Global Region of Interest Incorrect	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, global hip region of interest box, hip analysis, Hologic
	Hologic Total Hip Region of Interest Box Incorrect	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis issue, Femoral neck size, Hologic, total hip region of interest box
	Total Hip Region of Interest Incorrect/Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	Hologic, lesser trochanter, positioning, total hip region of interest
	Total Hip Region of Interest Incorrect/Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	analysis, greater trochanter, Hologic, total hip region of interest
	Incorrect Total Hip Region of Interest/GE Healthcare	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	GE Healthcare, positioning and analysis, total hip, total hip region of interest
	Total Hip Region of Interest Incorrect/GE Healthcare	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	GE Healthcare, greater trochanter, total hip region of interest, trochanter
	Femoral Neck Box Includes Part of the Ischium	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck, femoral neck box placement, Hologic, ischium
	Incorrect Hologic Femoral Neck Box Length/ Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck box, Hologic, Length of femoral neck box
	Incorrect Femoral Neck Box Width/Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck, Femoral neck size, Hologic
	Femoral Neck Box Size Incorrect	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck, femoral neck box placement, Femoral neck box size, femoral neck width, Hologic
	Femoral Neck Region of Interest Positioning/ Hologic	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	femoral neck box, femoral neck box placement, Hologic
	Effects of Spinal Hardware on Spine DXA Analysis	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	global region of interest., spinal hardware, spine analysis
	Effects of Spinal Hardware on Spine DXA Analysis	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	spinal hardware, spine analysis
	Legs Down vs Legs Up Spine Scan	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	block, legs down, legs up, spine scanning
	Mask	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, mask
	Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (Lokelma) Artifact	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, Lokelma, medication, Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate
	Clothing Artifact	…	External Artifacts	buttons, clothing, External artifact, forearm
	Forearm Positioner Artifact	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, forearm positioner
	Spine Discordance	…	Internal Artifacts	discordance; focal sclerosis, vertebral body discordance.
	Lanthanum	…	Internal Artifacts	chronic renal insufficiency, CKD, Fosrenal, internal artifact, lanthanum
	Mastocytosis	…	Disease Entities	Mastocytosis
	Sickle Cell Anemia	…	Disease Entities
	Spinal Level Identification	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	segmentation, spinal level identification
	Spinal Level Identification	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	spinal level identification, spine segmentation
	Spinal Level Identifiation	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	segmentation, spinal level identification, spine region of interest
	Spinal Level Identification	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	segmentation, spinal level, spine region of interest
	Hip Rotation	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	hip positioning, hip rotation
	Spine Positioning and Rotation	…	Positioning and Analysis Issues	positioning, spine, spine rotation.
	Vertebral Augmentation	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	compression fracture, Disease entity, internal artifact, vertebral augmentation
	Vertebral Augmentation	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	compression fracture, vertebral augmentation
	Vascular Calcification	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	aortic calcification, atherosclerosis, vascular calcification
	Turner’s Syndome	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, Turner's Syndrome
	Pancreatic Calcification	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	calcified pancreas, Greenfield filter, internal artifact, IVC filter, pancreas
	Paget’s Disease	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, Paget, Paget's Disease
	Osteogensis Imperfecta	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, inherited, OI, Osteogenesis imperfecta
	Oncogenic Osteomalacia/Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, osteogenic osteomalacia, TIO, tumor-induced osteomalacia
	Oncogenic Osteomalacia/Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, oncogenic osteomalacia, TIO, tumor-induced osteomalacia
	Panniculus/Obesity	…	Disease Entities, External Artifacts	Disease entity, External artifact, obesity, panniculus
	Panniculus	…	Disease Entities, External Artifacts	disease entity., External artifact, obesity, panniculus
	Nephrolithiasis	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	disease entitity, Kidney stone, nephrolithiasis, renal stone
	Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia	…	Disease Entities	disease entity., MEN-1, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
	Marfan Syndrome	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, Marfan Syndrome
	Neuroblastoma/Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, Neuroblastoma, Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma
	Hypophosphatemic Rickets	…	Disease Entities	diseasae entity, hypophosphatemic rickets, rickets
	Metastatic Breast Cancer	…	Disease Entities	Breast cancer, Disease entity, metastatic
	Laminectomy	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, laminectomy, spinal hardware
	Klinefelter Syndrome	…	Disease Entities	Disease Entity. XXY, Klinefelter, Klinefelter Syndrome
	Hypophosphatasia	…	Disease Entities	alkaline phosphatase, Disease entity, Hypophosphatasia
	Hyperthyroidism	…	Disease Entities	disease entity., hyperthyroidsim
	Primary Hyperparathyroidism	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, hyperparathyroidism, Primary hyperparathyroidism
	Fractured Wrist	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	disease entity., ulnar fracture, Wrist fracture
$trochanter-fracture-jpeg-cropped$	Left Greater Trochanter Fracture	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	Disease entity, hip fracture, Trochanter fracture
$Bilateral-hip-fracture-DXA-jpeg-cropped$	Bilateral Hip Fractures	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	Bilateral hip fracture, disease entityt, hip fracture, spinal cord injury
$Femoral-neck-fracture-jpeg-cropped$	Femoral Neck Fracture	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	disease entity., Femoral neck fracture, hip fracture
	Compression Fracture	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	compression, compression fracture, disese entity., vertebral compression
	Compression Fracture	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	compression fracture, Disease entity, fracture, vertebral fracture
	Uterine Fibroid	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	Disease entity, fibroid, internal artifact., uterine fibroid
	Elevated Bone Mineral Density	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, Elevated bone mineral density, high bone mass, Z-score
	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	…	Disease Entities	Disease entity, Ehlers-Danlos, Ehlers-Danlose syndrome, hypermobilitity
	Celiac Disease	…	Disease Entities	celiac sprue, disease entity., malabsorption, sprue
	Bridging Osteophytes	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	bridging osteophytes, DISH, internal artifact
	Degenerative Changes	…	Internal Artifacts	degenerative change, internal artifact
	Cystic Fibrosis	…	Disease Entities	cystic fibrosis; disease entity, malabsorption
	Cholelithiasis/Gallstones	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	cholelithiasis, Disease entity, gallstones, internal artifact
	Cholelithiasis/ Gallstones	…	External Artifacts, Internal Artifacts	cholelithiasis; disease entity, Gallstone, internal artifact
	Calcified Tendon	…	Disease Entities	calcified tendon, calcified tendonitis, Disease entity
	Heterotopic Ossification	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	calcinosis, Disease entity, heterotopic ossification, musculoskeletal trauma., spinal cord injury
	Calcinosis	…	Disease Entities	calcinosis, Disease entity, heterotopic ossification
	Benign Bone Lesion – Bone Island	…	Disease Entities	Benign bone lesion, bone island, Disease entity, tumor
	Benign Bone Lesions – Bone Infarct	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	Benign bone lesion, bone infarct, Disease entity, internal artifact, tumor
	Benign Bone Lesion – Enchondroma	…	Disease Entities	Benign bone lesion, disase entity, enchondroma, tumor
	Benign Bone Lesion – Enchondroma	…	Disease Entities	Benign bone lesion, enchondroma; disease entity, tumor
	Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	…	Disease Entities	bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, obesity, roux-en-y gastric bypass, weight loss
	Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head	…	Disease Entities	avascular necrosis, AVN, Disease entity, femoral head
	Ascites and Indwelling Peritoneal Dialysate	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	ascites, dialysate, Disease entity, internal artiact, peritoneal dialysate, peritoneal dialysis, renal failure
	Acetabula Protrusio	…	Disease Entities	acetabula protrusio, Disease entities
	6 Lumbar Vertebral Bodies	…	Anatomical Variants	6 lumbar vertebral bodies, anatomical variants, lumbar spine, segmentation
	Shotgun Pellets	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, projectile, shotgun pellet
	Wallet	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, wallet
	Chromium Tablets	…	Internal Artifacts	chromium, chromium tablet, internal artifact, tablet
	Darvocet N-100 Tablet	…	Internal Artifacts	Darvocet N-100, internal artiact, tablet
	Calcium Tablets and Multiple Vitamin	…	External Artifacts	calcium, calcium pill, External artifact, multiple vitamin, tablets
	Belly Button Ring	…	External Artifacts	belly button ring, body piercing, External artifact
	Calcific Tendonitis/Bursitis	…	Disease Entities	bursitis, calcific tendonitis, Disease entity, internal artfact, tendonitis
	Gallstone	…	Disease Entities, Internal Artifacts	cholelithiasis, Gallstone, internal artifact
	Bra Clips	…	External Artifacts	Bra clips, bra fasteners, External artifact
	Zipper	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, zipper
	Rivet/Snap	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, Hip, Rivet, snap
	Rubber Bands	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, rubber band, wrist
	Key	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, key, pocket
	Motion Artifact/Tremor	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, motion artifact, tremor, wrist
	Motion Artifact/Tremor	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, motion, motion artifact, tremor
	Hand/Fingers	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, femur, fingers, Hand
	Hands/Fingers	…	External Artifacts	External artifact, hands, lumbar spine; fingers
	Bobbie Pin	…	External Artifacts	Bobbie pin, External artifact, Hip
	Bra Fasteners	…	External Artifacts	Bra fastener, clips, External artifact, fastener
	Clothing	…	External Artifacts	clothing, external artifacts, reflective strip
	Bracelet	…	External Artifacts	Bracelet, External artifacgt
	Button	…	External Artifacts	Button, External artifact
	Belly Button Ring	…	External Artifacts	belly button ring, Body piercing jewelry, External artifact, naval ring
	Belt	…	External Artifacts	beaded belt, Belt, External artifact
	Nephrectomy Clips	…	Internal Artifacts	clips, internal artifact, nephrectomy, surgical clips
	Surgical Clips	…	Internal Artifacts	black hole artifact, clips, internal artifact, surgical clips
	Vertebral Augmentation	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact., kyphoplasty, vertebral augmentation
	Vertebral Augmentation	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, kyphoplasty, vertebral augmentation, vertebroplasty
	Tablets	…	Internal Artifacts	calcium pill, calcium tablet, internal artifact, tablets
	Clips	…	Internal Artifacts	clips, gall bladder clips, internal artifact, surgical clips
	Radiographic Contrast	…	Internal Artifacts	barium, contrast, internal artifact, Radiographic contrast
	Pelvic Coils	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, lumbar spine., pelvic coil
	Pacemaker	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, Pacemaker
	Ostomy	…	Internal Artifacts	Ileostomy, internal artifact, ostomy
	Nerve Stimulator	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, lumbar spine, Nerve stimulator
	Sewing Needle	…	Internal Artifacts	internal artifact, needle, sewing needle
	Hip Osteoarthritis – How Bad Can It Get?	…	Internal Artifacts	Hip DXA, osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis
	Osteoporosis and Unexpected Osteosclerosis	…	Disease Entities	Osteomyelitis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis
	Aortic calcification on spine DXA	…	Internal Artifacts	Aorta, Calcification, Spine DXA
	Inferior Vena Caval (IVC) Filter	…	Internal Artifacts	Greenfield filter, inferior vena cava, internal artifact, IVC filter
	Gluteal Implant	…	Internal Artifacts	Gluteal implant, internal artifact
	Breast Implants	…	Internal Artifacts	Breast implant, internal artifact
	Resurfaced hip	…	Internal Artifacts	HIp hardware, hip replacement, internal artifact, Resurfaced hip
	Hip Hardware	…	Internal Artifacts	HIp hardware, hip replacement, internal artifact
	Spinal Hardware	…	Internal Artifacts	hardware, internal artifact, intervertebral disc spacer, spinal fixation, spinal hardware
	Endograft	…	Internal Artifacts	endograft, internal artifact
	Endograft	…	Internal Artifacts	endograft, internal artifact., vascular
	Endograft	…	Internal Artifacts	endograft, internal artifactos, vascular endograft
	Catheter	…	Internal Artifacts	catheter, internal artifact
	Feeding Tube	…	Internal Artifacts	Feeding tube, internal artifact, tube
	Biliary Drainage Catheter	…	Internal Artifacts	Biliary drainage tube, catheter, internal artifact, tube
	Bowel Gas	…	Internal Artifacts	bowel gas, internal artifact
	4 Lumbar Vertebral Bodies	…	Anatomical Variants	4 lumbar vertebral bodies, anatomical variant., lumbar spine, segmentation
	AFF identified on hip DXA	…	Disease Entities	AFF, atypical femur fracture, Hip DXA
	Pseudo-AFF on hip DXA	…	Disease Entities	AFF, atypical femur fracture, Hip
	The Third Trochanter	…	Anatomical Variants	anatomical variant, Third trochanter
	Bariatric Surgery Lap Band Artifact	…	Internal Artifacts	artifact, bariatric surgery, internal artifact, lap band, tubing
	Bariatric Surgery Lap Band Artifact	…	External Artifacts, Internal Artifacts	artifact, bariatric surgery, internal artifact, lap band
	Bariatric Surgery Artifacts- LapBand Port	…	Internal Artifacts	artifact, bariatric surgery, internal artifact, LapBand

Belly Button Ring

There is a belly button ring over L4 on this Hologic lumbar spine image. The patient declined to remove the ring for the DXA scan. Because the artifact overlies bone, L4 would be removed from analysis.

Case Description:

This Hologic lumbar spine scan shows a naval ring over L4. The patient declined to remove the naval ring, so L4 should be removed from analysis.

Credit:

Sarah L Morgan, MD, RD, CCD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

References:

• Bohdiewicz, P.J. and A.M. Khan, A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry artifact and potential pitfall: the nonremovable umbilical ring. Clin Nucl Med, 2002. 27(12): p. 911-2.
• Ott, S.M., et al., Navel jewelry artifacts and intravertebral variation in spine bone densitometry in adolescents and young women. J Clin Densitom, 2009. 12(1): p. 84-8.