09/20/2025
When is a bone density (DEXA) scan used?
Osteoporosis resulting in bone fractures is responsible for thousands of injuries in the elderly that require long-term care confinement.
Osteoporosis, or bone loss, is commonly associated with post-menopausal women.
However, it can also affect men. Therefore, it is important for everyone with risk factors-such as being post-menopausal without estrogen supplementation, patients who are smoking or have smoked, and those individuals taking certain medications such as Prednisone or other steroids, and other factors—to have a DEXA scan.
Here at Rolling Oaks Radiology, one of the many services we offer is DEXA scans. To learn more about scheduling a DEXA exam, please visit the website.
www.RollingOaksRadiology.com