2011年5月15日 · Cummings SR, Black DM, Thompson DE, et al. Effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with low bone density but without vertebral fractures: results from the Fracture Intervention Trial. JAMA.

2025年1月14日 · In 1994, the World Health Organization defined osteoporosis in postmenopausal White women as bone density at the hip or lumbar spine that is 2.5 standard deviations or lower (T score ≤–2.5) than the mean bone mineral density (BMD) measured at that site for a reference population of young healthy White women. 6 This ultimately became the ...

2022年8月10日 · A bone density test is a low-level X-ray measuring important bone sites. The most commonly performed bone density test is called a DXA test (sometimes written as “DEXA”). ... (different facilities have different guidelines). Metal jewelry (for example, belly button piercings) and clothing with metal fasteners (zippers, buckles, hooks ...

Screening Recommendations and Tests . Table 1. Recommendations for osteoporosis screening with DEXA scan . 1, 2. Population Preliminary FRAX? DEXA Frequency. 3. Comments . Men and women of any age with . fragility fracture. No Every 2–10 years depending on initial T-score History of fragility fracture is diagnostic for osteoporosis. Assess for

2020年4月15日 · DEXA Scan Recommendations for How Often You Should Get Tested. The most recent osteoporosis guidelines, based on the latest research and consensus among physician groups, is that DEXA scan should start at age 65 for healthy women not at particular risk for osteoporosis. Thereafter, women should undergo a DEXA scan every 2 to 5 years, …

2018年11月15日 · Most treatment guidelines 3, 4, 9 – 11 recommend using BMD, as measured by central DXA, to define osteoporosis and the treatment threshold to prevent osteoporotic fractures. 4, 12 All the ...

5 天之前 · Facts About Bone Density (DEXA Scan) At a glance DEXA (dual x-ray absorptiometry) scans measure bone density (thickness and strength of bones) by passing a high- and low-energy x-ray beam (a form of ionizing radiation) through the body, usually in the hip and the spine.

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2004年3月15日 · According to ACOG, the preferred method for diagnosing osteoporosis is bone mineral density testing. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is the technical standard for measuring bone mineral ...

for low bone density or fractures. Benefits of Detection and Early Intervention No controlled studies have evaluated the effect of screening for osteoporosis on fracture rates or fracture-related morbidity or mortality. In postmenopausal women who have no previous os-teoporotic fractures, the USPSTF found convincing evi-