A bone density scan is a screening test for osteoporosis or other conditions causing a loss of bone mass. If a bone density scans indicates risks, more definitive testing is indicated.
Osteoporosis is when a gradual loss of calcium that causes the bones to become thinner, more fragile and easier to fracture and in most cases affects women who have through menopause.
Bone Fracture Risk Factors Include:• Post menopausal women
• Genetics
• Male with a medical condition associated with bone loss
• Certain medications
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Liver disease
• Hyper or hypo thyroidism
• Kidney disease
• Family history
A bone density test is a quick and painless test. You will like on a padded table, while the bone density in your hip and spine are measured. There is also a simpler bone density scan that just requires your finger, hand, arm or foot be placed in a small device that gives a bone density reading in just a few minutes.
A bone density scan can be completed in 10 to 30 minutes depending on the equipment used and the parts of the body that are being scanned.
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