About the accuDEXA Testing Method

When you desire a fast, accurate, bone density test with T-score and Z-score results, accuDEXA is the most reliable, proven testing equipment available. AccuDEXA is the exact same, state-of-the-art diagnostic technology used by doctors all over America for detecting osteoporosis in the spine and hip.  Phalangeal (finger) screenings are accepted by NORA as a top alternative for predicting risk of fracture and bone disease and tracking changes in bone condition. Your test results are printed and interpreted for you in 5 minutes.

The accuDEXA bone mineral density (BMD) assessment tells us the exact density of the middle finger of your non-dominant hand.  A measurement so precise, even the smallest increase or decrease in BMD can be detected.

The correlation between phalangeal (finger) BMD and spinal BMD is highly respected by the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (NORA), a study of over 200,000 women reported in JAMA, Dec 12, 2001. The accuDEXA test is safe and painless and done in a couple minutes.

As your test report is printing, Reed teaches you to interpret the results: What is BMD? What is a T-score?; What is a Z-score? More importantly, Reed explains what to do to restore your BMD to normal or just keep the good bones you have.

An accuDEXA BMD test is recommended for all women over 35, the age when most people reach peak bone mass.  Detecting low peak bone mass, one of the most significant risk factors for osteoporosis, can save you from dangerous, painful and potentially life-threatening fracture in later years.  Don’t guess, test!  

Schick's accuDEXA system offers several advantages over traditional osteoporosis tests, which assess bone density loss in the hip and spine.  With accuDEXA, physicians can test the entire body's bone density at a peripheral site, such as the finger, without applying gels or having patients remove garments. Using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA), the results are achieved in 30 seconds and printed out in less than a minute, compared to the estimated examination time of 15 minutes for hip and spine density analyses, plus days or weeks to get your test report.

Patients undergoing accuDEXA tests are exposed to significantly less radiation (.0003 µSv) compared to traditional bone density testing methods (.1 µSv to 5.9 µSv). Effective radiation to the patient using accuDEXA is also just 1/150,000th of a chest X-ray, according to Schick.

The system detects the smallest fluctuations in bone density with a precision that has a less-than-1-percent margin of error. Additionally, the cost-effectiveness and compact size of accuDEXA make it possible for physicians to offer the test to at-risk patients within the confines of their own offices.  That means patients are not inconvenienced by having to travel to an off-site radiology location.

Corporate Testing Program

Call to find out about my Corporate Testing Program.  Can include a special lecture and testing of all key employees! 

Links to the Web

Check out the NASA web site describing the technology behind accuDEXA.  It's just one of the technological advances that the NASA space program has given back to the public domain.  http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff2002/hm_6.html