Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) requires phantoms for quality control and cross-calibration. No commercially available phantoms are designed specifically for whole-body scanning of infants. We ...

June 20, 2012 — Men at increased risk for osteoporosis should undergo bone mineral density (BMD) testing using central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), according to newly released clinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For the second time in just a few years reimbursement for bone density testing has been reduced quite a bit.

Alison B. King ( [email protected]) is principal of Alison B. King LLC, in McGraw, New York. Donna M. Fiorentino is the legislative counsel for the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, in ...

Although a recent study suggests that women with normal results on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans at ages 67 and older may wait up to 15 years for a second test, a Viewpoint article ...

The “USA Snapshots” on May 2 read, “Though 60 percent of women 50 and older worry about osteoporosis, only 13 percent have had a DXA scan.” May is osteoporosis awareness month, and it seems fitting to ...

Regardless of political opinions, gender, race, ethnicity, or medical specialty, the one thing every physician agrees upon is the need to control medical spending and reduce unnecessary testing. As ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cuts from CMS will drop reimbursement below operating cost. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ...