Keep up with life by protecting your bones
In the U.S. one in two women age 50+ will sustain an osteoporosis fracture1. Early osteoporosis detection is key to keeping you safe.
Keep up with life by protecting your bones
In the U.S. one in two women age 50+ will sustain an osteoporosis fracture1. Early osteoporosis detection is key to keeping you safe.
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Welcome to better bone health!
A bone density test on the Horizon® DXA system provides superb image quality and advanced diagnostic tools to support early detection and treatment of osteoporosis.2
What to expect during your DXA scan
- Quick 3-minute scan covering both hip and spine3
- You will be lying on a comfortable padded table
- No injections, non-invasive, and painless
- No need to prepare — just wear comfortable clothing without any metal clasps, buttons or zippers
- Very low-dose x-ray – equivalent to one day of background radiation or the dose you receive on a cross-country flight4
Learn more about how osteoporosis affects you
A bone density test is the only test that can diagnose osteoporosis before a broken bone occurs5.
What is a bone mineral density (BMD) exam?
- A DXA scan identifies your risk for osteoporosis and fracture by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) in your hip, spine, or other bones.
- A bone density test is the only test that can diagnose osteoporosis before a broken bone occurs5.
What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass, which in turn makes you more susceptible to fractures (broken bones)1.
Osteoporosis: It’s not just a women’s disease6.
- Up to one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis
- Men older than age 50 are more likely to break a bone due to osteoporosis than they are to get prostate cancer
- Each year, about 80,000 men will break a hip
- Men are more likely than women to die within a year after breaking a hip due to problems related to the break
Why is the Horizon® DXA system better?
The Horizon® DXA system is more accurate than other DXA systems7. We ensure that our high-resolution clinical images enable doctors to see more, so they can make more informed diagnoses and treatment decisions in time to have a positive impact on your health and well-being2,8.
Hologic set the gold standard for bone densitometry in 1987 with the first dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) system. Today, we continue to take bone health to new heights, with the Hologic DXA platform, which assesses osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and obesity.
