Osteoporosis
THE HOLOGIC® QDR 4500 A ELITE DENSITOMETER is the most sophisticated and
fastest multi-detector bone densitometer available today. It is characterized by:
- Automatic and Permanent Calibration System unique to Hologic® offering guaranteed
accuracy and stability of results.
- Rapid bone densitometry makes it possible to scan the lumbar spine in 30 seconds,
hip in 30 seconds & whole body in 180 seconds.
- Minimal radiation exposure to both patient & operator, much less than a routine
chest X-Ray or airplane trip.
Wide range of applications :
- Bone Density Study - two sites: Lumbar Spine L1-L4 for the trabecular Bone
& Femoral Bone of the Hip for the Cortical Bone
- Whole Body Bone Density Study for the study of genetic Diseases in children
& Diseases of Bone Metabolism .
- Others Sites such as forearm, heel, & others.
TESTS PERFORMED EXCLUSIVELY IN JOC:
- Supine Lateral Spine: allows the exact measurement of the trabecular bone
of the spine
- Body Composition Analysis for the precise evaluation of fatty to non-fatty
mass in order to treat obesity.
- Morphometry of the Lumbar Spine: to monitor deformity of the spine due to
fractures caused by osteoporosis, by measuring the vertebral height.
- Metal Removal Study: allows measurement of bone density around the prosthesis
by exclusion of the prosthesis from the measurement.