Your doctor thinks you should get a densitometry. You are a bit uncomfortable, because you do not know exactly what the test is and how it works. Check what they are and what modern diagnostic tests are about.
We generally know what basic research is. Most of us have had blood drawn at least once in our lives to testblood count ,cholesterolorblood glucose. We know what it is - and how it works -electrocardiography (EKG) ,ultrasoundorcomputed tomography . However, rapid advances in medicine and growing specialization have resulted in the use of research that our parents never dreamed of. Some are more common, others you may soon hear the names of for the first time.Check if you know what kind of research it is.