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[slinkykitty]

Hi everyone,

Im wondering if anyone has had a "Dexa" body scan,

it claims to do the following:

From every total body DEXA scan you get the following information:
Total body bone mineral density
Total body muscle mass (kg)
Total body fat mass (kg)
Total body fat percentage
Muscle and fat mass of the trunk and each of your arms and legs
Central abdominal fat measurement
Accuracy to one tenth of a gram

My Sister has the precursor to osteoporis, my Mum had it also, and Im wondering if that scan would be a better one to get since it also measures body fat , Id like to get that measured too since Ive lost weight...

anyone had that done, if so is it accurate?

Many thanks in advance for any info.

[run2work]

 slinkykitty, on May 9 2009, 02:41 PM, said:

Hi everyone,

Im wondering if anyone has had a "Dexa" body scan,

it claims to do the following:

From every total body DEXA scan you get the following information:
Total body bone mineral density
Total body muscle mass (kg)
Total body fat mass (kg)
Total body fat percentage
Muscle and fat mass of the trunk and each of your arms and legs
Central abdominal fat measurement
Accuracy to one tenth of a gram

My Sister has the precursor to osteoporis, my Mum had it also, and Im wondering if that scan would be a better one to get since it also measures body fat , Id like to get that measured too since Ive lost weight...

anyone had that done, if so is it accurate?

Many thanks in advance for any info.

I am 50 this year and am due for another dexa bone density scan. I have been having one every two years since I was 40.

When I was 40 I was invited to a demonstration of how a dexa works and what it aims to accomplish.

The demonstators needed a volunteer for an examination, so I offered myself as a patient. I thought to myself, "I am a runner, I will have very good bone density".

The demonstrator did the examination. You lay on your back and it goes over the top of you, very comfortable. No problems.

The demonstator then quitely said to me that I should take my results to my doctor, which I did. He sent me to a different dexa machine in case the first one was not accurate. Unfortunately, it was. I had the bones of a much older man. It was a bit of a shock, let me tell you.

So far, the results each time have not gotten worse. I had every investigation known to man kind to work out why. In the end it was considered idiopathic, in other words, they don't know. I probably is because both my mum and dad had ostoporosis.

You will get a T score and a Z score. The T score is comparing you to healthy young people. The Z score compares you to people your own age, which I think is more relevant.

I also did a lot of research into relationship between long distance running and osteoporosis. There are some studies indicating that long distance runners have lower bone density than non runners. I was going to do a Masters into this subject but could not get funding despite have a good supervisor behind me at Syd uni. Oh well I tried.

All the best with your scan Slinkykitty. It is better to know so you take the necessary measures if you need to.

rtw

[kimaesha]

I read an article about Dexa Scan. And it didn't emntioned about the fats thing.

Here's an overview:
A DEXA scan is quite simple and is more accurate than a 'regular' X-ray for measuring bone density in patients. In addition to being less expensive than other tests, a DEXA scan will also expose a patient to less radiation than a CT scan or radiographic absorptiometry.


If you wanna read more about this bone density scan, just visit the site.

Have a nice day!