In my time as a sports dietitian, I have consistently argued that understanding bone health—and the factors that contribute ...

How strong are your bones? At least 1 in 5 women older than 50 in the U.S. have osteoporosis, but many don’t realize it.

Peter L. Salgo, MD: How do we make these diagnoses? What is the prevalence of screening in the diagnosis of osteoporosis in this country? Thomas P. Olenginski, MD, FACP, CCD: The prevalence of ...

DEXA or DXA stands for “Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry,” which is a type of bone density technology. The DEXA machine takes a picture of your bones and calculates their density. Physicians commonly ...

CT imaging of the chest, abdomen, and spine to detect conditions such as kidney stones or pulmonary lesions can also be used to identify early signs of osteoporosis using an artificial intelligence ...

More than 80 million CT scans are performed each year in the U.S. alone. In fact, most Americans have had a CT scan by the time they reach age 60, and many will have had several scans. While CT scans ...

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New research reveals that computed tomography colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, has the potential to screen for two diseases at once -- colorectal cancer and osteoporosis, both of which ...