isDiagnosticBiomarkerFor isMonitoringBiomarkerFor isPredictiveBiomarkerFor isImagingBiomarkerFor isBiomarkerOfAging metric disease bone density true NCIt:C96950 Density, Bone areal bone mineral density Bone Mineral Densities Bone Mineral Density ICD10:M85 MeSH:D015519 Tomasz Adamusiak BMD Bone Densities Density, Bone Mineral aBMD The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practice. Actual bone density would be expressed in grams per milliliter. It is most frequently measured by X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY or TOMOGRAPHY, X RAY COMPUTED. Bone density is an important predictor for OSTEOPOROSIS.