Copyright © 2015 by the American Osteopathic Association. From: Update on Pediatric Bone Health J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2009;109(1):5-12. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2009.109.1.5 Figure Legend: Bone size effect on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan results. Smaller bones (ie, cube A) will have a lower areal bone mineral density (aBMD) despite being equal in volume to larger bones (ie, cube B). Abbreviations: BMC, bone mineral content; vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density. Date of download: 11/4/2017 Copyright © 2015 by the American Osteopathic Association. All rights reserved.