Women 65 years and older should have a bone density scan to screen for osteoporosis, updated guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend. Osteoporosis is often described as ...

Physicians commonly choose DEXA because it uses a low level of radiation (about the same as you would get on a flight from New York to Los Angeles), but detects low levels of bone loss much better ...

During this test, the technologist makes two completely separate measurements of a volunteer’s bone density. The separate scans test the ability of the technologist to correctly position the patient ...