(973) 926-7887
The Department of Nuclear Medicine performs diagnostic scans or studies of body organs by injecting small amounts of radioactive material into a patient's veins. With the use of eight nuclear medicine cameras, the Department performs nearly 12,000 procedures annually.
Nuclear Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical
Center
provides a DEXA machine for Osteoporosis Screening
Osteoporosis Detection Services
Nuclear Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical is equipped with
a DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) machine, which provides
bone-imaging technology. This machine measures bone mass and assesses
an individual's risk for developing osteoporosis and its subsequent
fractures.
Scans are read by our specially-trained nuclear physician
and then the results are included in each report to the referring
doctor. Physician referral is required.
Osteoporosis Detection Recommendations
Often known as a silent disease, osteoporosis can go undetected
until a broken bone occurs. According to the 2004 U.S. Surgeon
General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis, 1.5 million older
people in this country suffer fractures due to low bone density.
Early detection and treatment are invaluable in helping those with
osteoporosis to stay as active as possible.
Bone density testing is a safe, quick, non-invasive and painless
procedure that detects osteoporosis at its earliest stages, when
treatment is most effective. The current recommendation is for
women to be screened by having a bone density test around the age
of menopause; a repeat test every two years on the same machine
is usually recommended.
Please call (973) 926-7887 for
an appointment.
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