Also called Bone Density Scanning, DEXA enables the radiologist to assess the bone mineral status of the spine, hip and other skeletal sites to confirm bone loss. This scan is most often used for Osteoporosis Screening.

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis and related bone disorders affect 25 million Americans, 80 percent of whom are women. Each year, this debilitating disease contributes to more than 1.3 million new fractures of the hip, spine and forearm. In the U.S. alone, the costs of long-term care and rehabilitation related to the incidence of fracture exceeds $10 billion! Unfortunately, less than 5% of patients at risk of sustaining an osteoporotic fracture are appropriately diagnosed and currently under treatment.

But now, thanks to technological and therapeutic advances along with a growing number of innovative medical practitioners, that is about to change.