Medical experts are urging earlier and more targeted use of DEXA bone density scans, alongside emerging AI tools, to close osteoporosis screening gaps and prevent fractures. Current guidelines ...

Patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion show bone microstructural deterioration despite normal areal BMD on routine DXA scans.

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...

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 the ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While a DEXA scan is the gold standard for spotting osteoporosis and weak ...

(BPT) – Most people have heard of osteoporosis, but many people don’t put much thought into their own bone health. However, in the United States, 54 million people age 50 and over either have or are ...

This is a sidebar to an investigation on the growing use of QCT to screen for osteoporosis. Which test should the doctor and patient believe? This journalist can corroborate concerns about the ...

The Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center at University of Utah Health has launched a bone health program that is unique to the region. The Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Health program is designed ...

Doctors share how to the bottom of this elusive metric.

Bone density scan results explain the strength of your bones and assess your risk of breaking a bone. Z-scores are used as the measure for adults under 50 and children. Share on Pinterest izusek/Getty ...