A member asked:

Dexa scan showed dark white line at hip. scanned asked if i had something in my pocket. nothing in pocket. am having pain in hip. what could this mean

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Mark Hutchinson answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Hard to say: Dexa scan is not diagnostic for anything except bone density. Any abnormality should be followed up with more definitive imageing studies.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Need more testing: The images from a DEXA scan should not be used to make a diagnosis regarding anything other than the bone density.

Answered 2/19/2015

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