GE Healthcare DPX Bravo - Manual (Page 4)

Essential tools.
Clinical confidence in
bone health assessment.
The standard BMD applications—spine, femur, and forearm—
can be obtained with DPX Bravo with clinical performance
comparable to that of full-size DXA systems. Its BMD
measurements are proven to be accurate and precise.
In fact, published clinical studies have demonstrated BMD
in-vivo precision at the hip to be <1%.
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Accuracy made easy.
Your practice needs to be able to accurately analyze BMD data
and quickly generate patient reports. DPX Bravo easily puts
credible bone health assessment within reach, with advanced
scan and analysis tools.
OneScan performs spine and dual femur BMD measurements in a single
acquisition.
6 Results print in a one-page report.
The FRAX** fracture risk tool helps to identity patients with low bone
mass who are most likely to benefit from treatment. Licensed from the
World Health Organization (WHO), FRAX makes it easy to comply with new
osteoporosis guidelines.
Clinical risk factors included in FRAX:
• Age
• Gender
• Body mass index (kg/cm)
• Previous fracture
• Parental history of hip fracture
• Current smoking
• Glucorticoids
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Secondary osteoporosis
• Alcohol (>3 drinks/day)
• Femoral neck BMD (g/cm
2 ) ScanCheck automatically identifies potential
errors in artifact identification, acquisition, and
analysis—and provides correction instructions.
10-year Probability of Fracture:
Major Osteoporotic
Hip
42.2%
9.1%