Bone Density Test (DEXA, Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry)
There are three main ways to check bone density: ultrasound, quantitative CT, and DEXA. Among them, the ultrasound bone density test, where measurements are taken from the wrist or heel, is simple and has no radiation exposure, but has a low accuracy rate. The CT method has a high accuracy rate, but the downside is high radiation exposure. On the other hand, DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) compensates for the shortcomings of both methods, with high accuracy and low radiation exposure, and is the most commonly used test for measuring bone density to diagnose osteoporosis. The bone density test equipment at our hospital is DEXA-based, and it can be used to not only diagnose osteoporosis but also measure bone density, body composition, and sarcopenia.
Bone Density Test Equipment at the KOMEF Medical Examination Center
GE Lunar Prodigy
The bone density test equipment at our hospital is LUNAR Prodigy from GE, which is recognized as the most advanced and reliable equipment of its kind in the world. Certified by the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, and other major institutions and academic societies worldwide, it is highly reliable and safe, enabling fast testing of various sites and minimizing radiation exposure to levels that are not harmful to the human body.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition that occurs due to smoking, alcohol, low body weight, as well as genetic factors and aging among other causes of a reduced amount and strength of bone, making fractures more likely to occur from even mild impacts.
Purpose of the Bone Density Test
Osteoporosis increases the likelihood of refracture after a fracture occurs and may be accompanied by complications. Therefore, the purpose of early diagnosis is to prevent the aggravation of symptoms by employing conservative treatment methods such as lifestyle improvement and non-drug therapy.
Lower Back
Whole Body
Sarcopenia
Femoral
Body Composition
