The gold standard for bone density measurement is the DXA scan, but now we have a new ultra-sound measuring tool approved by the Food and Drug Administration today November 3, 2011.
As many of you may know, we also have another type of scanner using ultra-sound technology, commonly referred to as the quantitative ultra-sound (QUS) heel scan. Most physicians feel this type of screening is inferior to the DXA, but that it may be used for screening purposes that would prompt the patient to...
What is a Bone Density Test? How does the doctor choose where to scan you (wrist, ankle, hip)? What is the difference between this and a... Read more »
Currently the best available evaluation of one's bone density is performed with a DXA scan. This is a radiological study that uses minimal... Read more »
Bone density scanning, also called dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) or bone densitometry, is the most widely used method to... Read more »
Reader Question: I have osteoporosis. I am taking Actonel, Calcium and Vitamin D. I recently read that taking Vitamin C can help improve... Read more »
That is essentially the question investigated in the Aug. 8 issue of JAMA, which evaluates whether it is cost-effective for men to receive... Read more »
A new study published in the journal Cancer has found that measuring a woman's hip bone mineral density may help doctors more accurately predict her... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A bone mineral density (BMD) test measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are present in a section of your bone. Your health care... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Regular bone mineral density monitoring in postmenopausal women may be unnecessary and potentially misleading. Researchers... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
What do badminton players, basketball players, weight lifters, long-distance runners, and hockey players all have in common? Any of them can develop... Read more »
A reader asks Dr. Neil Gonter why her regimen of weight bearing exercises isn't helping her bone mineral density (BMD). The reader, who was diagnosed... Read more »
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