Features & benefits:
Tabletop forearm bone density testing system using DXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) technology - the most widely used and accepted BMD measurement method.
Standard sites: distal and proximal radius and ulna (forearm) - ROIs rich in both trabecular and cortical bone, excellent for short and long-term studies.
Extensive reference population database with thousands of data points for female and male subjects across a wide array of ages and ethnic backgrounds.
Norland-pioneered fracture risk assessment feature provides simplified color reporting for physician and patient.
Low patient dose of less than 1.8 mRems per scan (high speed).
Low scatter radiation of < 0.1 mRem per hour @ 1.0 meter from beam.
Portable design for scanning on or off-site with optimum patient comfort.
Easy-to-use software provides ideal patient management interface.
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David Denholtz
No Longer Supported
May 06, 2013 12:53
We have not been able to find a company that still supports the pDEXA, though in its day it was a decent system. There are perhaps better choices today than this model, which you may have trouble getting parts and repairs for now.
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