BMD/DEXA
A bone mineral density (BMD) or Dual-Energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) test uses x-rays to measure bone loss. The test can identify osteoporosis, determine your risk for fractures (broken bones), and measure your response to osteoporosis treatment. The test can measure bone density at your hip, lumbar spine and/or wrist.
GE Lunar Prodigy – Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. This machine provides exceptional precision and low-dose radiation.
On arrival for your BMD/DEXA scan, You will be asked to fill in a BMD questionnaire (This is to ascertain if you are eligible under the Medicare bulk billing criteria). We will measure your height and weight. This allows the computer to generate information about your bone density. Please bring with you any previous scans and notify your technician if you have any prosthetics limbs.
For this quick and painless procedure, you may be asked to change into a gown if there are metal zippers or clips around the area being imaged.
The patient is asked to lie down on a padded table with an x-ray detector arm mounted above.
The BMD machine emits a thin invisible beam of low dose-xray which slowly moves over the patients’ body and the machine captures X-ray images of the spine and hips. As the machine scans the bones, the detector measures how much radiation is absorbed by them.
The entire exam takes about 15-20 minutes to complete.
After your examination, the images from your study will be available on the Medscan Z-tech app. A report written by our radiologists, along with the images will be sent directly to your referring doctor. Medscan will store digital copies of all studies on our secure database for comparison with any future examinations. All images are available online with the Medscan Z-link app