Dual-Energy x-ray Absorptiometry

Manufacturer: Hologic

Model: QDR 4500 (Medical Imaging Suites)

Model: Discovery (Mobile Research Laboratory)

The DXA is the gold standard clinical instrument used to diagnose osteoporosis. DXA evaluates your bone mineral density (BMD) and compares your values to a large database of healthy individuals to provide you two “scores” - the T-score and the Z-score.

The T-score is your score compared with healthy young adults and the Z-score is your score compared with individuals of the same age and sex.

We use the DXA:

• to assess hip and spine bone mineral content and density.
• to evaluate total body, bone, fat and muscle mass.