11. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
Measures bone mineral
density which can be
determined from the
absorption of each
beam by bone
12. Ultrasound
Transmits painless sound waves
through the heel of the foot to
measure bone density. Heel
bone - a weight bearing bone
with a high incidence of
trabecular bone and is on the
same axis as the hip joint.
13. Alkaline phosphatase (AST)
Elevates
following a fracture, and serum
bone Glaprotein (osteocalcin), marks of
osteoclastic activity.
This test is most useful to evaluate the
effects of treatment, rather than as
indicator of the severity of the disease.
15. Incidence
Awareness
of osteoporosis in the
Philippines was one of the lowest when
compared to other Asian countries in
the mid 1990s.
Ten years later, awareness of the
disease has moved one level higher.
he Cuba Clinical Ultrasound ScanIS AN ADVANCED BONE DENSITOMETRY INCORPORATING BUA and has been regarded as a major stride forward in the diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosisCubaclinical draws on 11 years of technical development with clinical assessment trials and is the most sophisticated implementation yet of ultrasound technology.Cubaclinical uses a non-ionising, non-invasive approach to bone densitometry. Researches suggest that Broadband Ultrasonic Attenuation (BUA) gives not only information on bone density but also structure. This indicates that it may be a superior predictor of fracture risk than other forms of bone densitometry.The Cubaclinical machine beams ultrasound through the heel bone. The less sound that comes out of the heel bone, the denser the heel bone is. If the heel bone is good quality bone then it indicated that bones elsewhere in the body, for instance in the back and in the hip, are also of good quality. The heel bone has been selected as it is a weight bearing bone with a high incidence of trabecular bone and is on the same axis as the hip joint.