DEXA Scan

The following DEXA Scans are available at our Elizabethton and/or Johnson City offices: 
Bone Densitometry Scan I Body Fat Analysis I Verterbral Fracture Assessment

Bone density testing can be done several different ways. The most common and accurate way uses a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan. It uses low-dose x-rays. (You receive more radiation with a chest x-ray.) You lay on a soft table, and the scanner passes over your lower spine and hip. This scan is the best test to predict your risk of fractures.

Bone mineral density (BMD) tests are used to: diagnose bone loss and osteoporosis, see how well osteoporosis medicine is working, predict your risk of future bone fractures.