The Helical CT allows us to measure the bone density of the spine and provides medical professionals with a very accurate assessment.
Osteoporosis is a common disorder affecting a large number of adults.
In the United States more than 25 million people are afflicted, particularly women. Many suffer disabling fractures of the spine, which is the most common site of involvement. The difference in sex distribution in osteoporosis is especially significant as women who are 65 years of age or older represent the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States. The worldwide increase in life expectancy will most likely result in a concomitant rise in the prevalence of osteoporotic fractures of all kinds over the next decades. The involvement chiefly of women and the insidious loss of bone manifested primarily as crush fractures of the spine, hip and wrist are widely known facts.