A DEXA scan usually helps a doctor assess bone density. It may also have uses in determining body composition, such as the percentage of lean muscle and fat. The dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA ...

Bone densitometry is a test like an X-ray that quickly and accurately measures the density of bone. It is used primarily to detect osteopenia or osteoporosis, diseases in which the bone's mineral and ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: We hear these 2 terms, and you hear them all the time. They’re in popular magazines. They’re also in the medical literature. There’s low bone density, and then there’s osteoporosis ...

Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive, and silent disease of the skeletal system that leads to reduced bone mineral density and altered bone microarchitecture, resulting in bone fragility and an ...

According to a study published recently in the advanced edition of the journal Bone whose authors are members of the BCN MedTech research group; the company Galgo Medical, a UPF spin-off, the ...

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 ...