Usually performed using a specialized X-ray technique called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA), the test measures bone mineral density in areas such as your spine, hip, or forearm.

A machine arm goes over your spine and then you're ... 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 ...

After your first scan, you should get one every one to two years to measure changes in your bone density. DEXA scans come in two types, the p-DEXA and the central DEXA: p-DEXA The “p” stands for ...

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 ...

Both the p-DEXA and central DEXA use a “T-score” to indicate your level of bone density but the results are used differently. Your physician will use the T-score and a skilled analysis of your scan to ...

Three scans of the dominant arm were completed in series during a ... of ≥ 0.90 for measures of UUD trabecular bone fraction from at least 10 images assessed twice by the same operator within ...

If your doctor thinks you’re at risk for osteoporosis, she will likely send you for a bone density test. The one most people have is a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) scan, says ...

Investigators used 3-dimensional quantitative computed tomography to more accurately assess patients’ bone mineral density.

University of Alberta-led researchers, including the developers and promoters of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), ...

Bone density scans revealed that children born to mothers who were given vitamin D supplements during pregnancy have greater bone mineral density in mid-childhood. Their bones contain more calcium ...