The DEXA machine takes a picture of your bones and calculates their density. Physicians commonly choose DEXA because it uses a low level of radiation (about the same as you would get on a flight from ...

At the conference, she presented a poster highlighting four rather unusual cases of osteoporosis, three of which probably ...

The separate scans test the ability of the technologist to correctly position the patient and the computer boxes. The two tests should show the same results for the volunteer’s bone density. You ...

to measure their bone density. DEXA scans were performed using Hologic, Inc. (QDR 2000/1500) in 19/57 patients and Lunar Prodigy (GE, Lunar, Madison, WI) in 18 patients. We measured the BMD (bone ...

The common bone density test is called a DEXA. It's a long table. You lie down on it, usually fully clothed. Nothing hurts. There's nothing stuck into you. A machine arm goes over your spine ...

A machine arm goes over your spine and then ... Well, as screening tools, there are ways of measuring bone density at other skeletal sites, such as the heel, and I think those kinds of tests ...

Following a special presentation at last month’s Fall Luncheon and Fashion Show, the Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) Auxiliary is $50,000 closer to purchasing specialized equipment needed to perform ...