After Debra cracked both a tooth and a bone in her foot in the same year, a scan revealed she had osteopenia. We explain how ...

Worrying about bone health was once reserved for the elderly members of society. Now, it’s becoming a burgeoning Gen Z and ...

plus the ratio of fat around my waist to the fat around my hips – all of it and more laid out in charts and graphs in a seven-page report. The DEXA scan – short for dual-energy X-ray ...

Peripheral machines check the finger, wrist, kneecap, shinbone, and heel. These machines are a good option when DXA scans aren’t available. But DXA scans are still the best choice for screening.

If you’re heading to the radiologist for your first DEXA scan, here’s what experts need you to know. DEXA scans are the gold standard test for assessing a patient’s bone mineral density ...

One medical test in particular that appears to be little discussed in the area of conservation is the measurement of bone mineral density by the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an active, 5-foot-2-inch, 125-pound, 72-year-old Caucasian woman without a history of known osteoporotic risk factors, other than demographic ones. I exercise daily, eat ...

If a doctor thinks a person may have osteoporosis or be at risk, they may recommend a bone density scan or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) scan. These scans use an X-ray to measure ...

My last dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan showed a T-score in my spine of -3.3 and a T-score in my hip of -2.7. My Z-scores were 0, and my FRAX score showed a 15.4% overall risk of ...

If you’re heading to the radiologist for your first DEXA scan, here’s what experts need you to know. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. DEXA scans are ...