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BONE DENSITOMETER

Bone densitometry is a radiological examination performed to determine bone mineral loss. Usually the examination is done for …… vertebrae and hip bone. However, sometimes there may be situations that require a whole body examination.

Bone densitometry is used by doctors for osteoporosis. Osteporosis usually affects postmenopausal women. However, men can also be affected, albeit less. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes the bone to become brittle over time due to loss of calcium and structural changes.

Bone densitometry can also develop due to another disease or drugs used for another disease. It can be used to detect this.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is this test recommended primarily for?
Postmenopausal women.
Those with a hip fracture in himself and his mother.
Smokers.
Women who are taller than 170 cm or less than 57 kg in the postmenopausal period cause bone loss ……
Those who use corusion, high thyroid drugs, drugs that cause bone loss, those with liver disease, kidney disease or hyperparothyroidism.
Those with osteoporosis in the family.
Broken after minor trauma…
Those with evidence of osteoporosis on x-ray examination.

What needs to be done before reviewing?
Medicines containing calcium should not be taken 24 hours before. Contrast material should not be taken orally and intravenously before the examination.
Testing is not possible during pregnancy.
Meals can be eaten before and on the day of the review. All medicines can be taken, except calcium-containing medications. It does not require a special diet.

How to review?
Densitometer examination is measured between 5 and 15 minutes. No pain is felt during the examination. It does not require any medication. It does not require anesthesia.
Extremely low dose… .. used. It is equal to 10/1 of a normal chest radiograph or daily… .. radiation. After the examination, there is no radiation left in the patient.