The link between bone density and fracture risk is perhaps the most powerful relationship in medicine.  Using a sophisticated bone scanner, our physicians can determine lifetime fracture risk.  When repeated over time, bone density measurements help your doctor track the rate of bone loss.

Bone density scanners use computers to accurately measure bone mass.  The test is fast, painless, and safe - delivering no more X-ray exposure than a cross-continental flight.

Women weighing the risks of estrogen replacement after menopause should consider bone density screening. In fact, the National Osteoporosis Foundation preventive-care guidelines recommends routine bone densitometry screening on all women over 50 years of age, especially if they are at high risk with:
Back pain
Height loss
Curving spine
History of steroid use

Early detection of osteoporosis, the silent bone disease, is important for the effective treatment and prevention of continued bone deterioration.

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