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Can a doctor tell if i have mild osteoporosis from a normal x-ray?
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Yes but too late?: Plain xrays will show bone loss when at least 30% of bone has been lost so a normal xray does not mean bone loss is not occurring. A DEXA or bone density is a much better test to see if bone loss is occurring. It will show early bone loss much sooner then a plan xray.
Answered 2/19/2015
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