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BONE DENSITOMETRY DEXA SCAN in Coimbatore
BMD - DEXA Scan
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) scanning, also called dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) or bone densitometry, is an enhanced form of x-ray technology that is used to measure bone density. At our centre we have the most advanced Narrow Angle Fan Beam Technology based DEXA which takes just 6 minutes in doing Whole Body BMD.
Conventional DEXA which uses the older pencil beam technology is installed at most of the hospitals and diagnostic centres in India. Those machines take more than 45 minutes for the whole body scanning thereby giving 6 times more radiation dose to the patient. The Bone Mineral Density machine at our centres comes with an exclusive feature of Body Mass Fat Analysis.
DEXA is today's established standard for measuring bone mineral density (BMD). DEXA is most often used to diagnose osteoporosis, a condition that often affects women after menopause but may also be found in men. Osteoporosis involves a gradual loss of calcium, as well as structural changes, causing the bones to become thinner, more fragile and more prone to fracture. A recent study done in UK suggested that 90% Indians are deficient in Vitamin-D. Now every patient is getting tested for Vitamin-D and most of the people are found to have low Vitamin-D Levels. All such patients need to undergo Serum Calcium Testing and also Bone Mineral Density. The Vitamin-D supplements should be taken only after the test results of Vitamin-D, Calcium and BMD confirm low bone mineral density
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Tests Done On DEXA
At our centres we routinely perform the following tests on the DEXA Machine
- Single Site DEXA - Hip, Femur or Spine
- Any Two Sites
- Whole Body DEXA Scan
- Whole Body Fat Composition Analysis
Who Should Get This Test Done
- Post Menopausal Women
- Men above the age of 70 years
- Those having pain in joints, spine, hip
- Patients having low vitamin D or low calcium levels
- Patients who are getting treated for osteoporosis or osteoarthritis
- Those who have suffered a stress fracture
- Obese people should get Body Fat Analysis
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