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Optimize the DXA Measurements for Your Patients
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Overview
About this Webinar
The primary elements of this program are to provide a state-of–the-art approach to acquiring and analyzing standard images in DXA: Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry. The course will concentrate on the accurate acquisition of standard images, and how to get the most precise data from their analysis. The focus will be toward analysis of the proximal femur, bilateral hip data, lumbar spine, lateral spine, and the when and why of forearm measurements. As a bonus, analysis of vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) images will be detailed. The use of DXA for serial monitoring of patient response to treatment will be explored. The essentials of DXA in FRAX analysis and fracture risk will be discussed, as well as the critical necessity in the determination of precision error (LSC) and its role in the value of serial measurements. This course will highlight critical factors in data acquisition and how to overcome common (and not-so common) challenges using DXA technology. The course will directly focus on the Hologic and GE-Lunar DXA instruments, and examine their similarities and differences.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Explain, in depth, the clinical value of DXA for the diagnosis and monitoring of bone health changes and its essential role in determining fracture risk status
- Describe the essential principles for obtaining and interpreting high quality images of critical skeletal sites: bilateral proximal femurs, lumbar spine, and forearm
- Relate the usefulness of DXA and requirement in FRAX analyses
- Recognize and analyze in the presence of artifacts and/or errors in DXA image acquisition
- Implement a quality control program; determining when and how to perform the precision (LSC) of individual team members using the DXA instrument
- State the value of complementary methods of DXA such as Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA)
- Determine the clinical utility in serial DXA measurements as a means to determine efficacy in patients undergoing treatment regimens, and the value of serial DXA’s performed on identical DXA instruments
- Differentiate between the Hologic and GE-Lunar DXA instruments, and identify how they can complicate serial measurements.
Schedule
Bone Mass Measurement Technology
- understanding DXA mode of operation
- significant skeletal regions of interest
- DXA precision testing and its essential role for the DXA technologist and your DXA service
Fracture Risk Assessment
- critical and clinical value of FRAX
- it's role in preventing the First Fracture
Optaining High Quality DXA Images and Understanding DXA Interpretations
- providing excellence in the reporting of DXA results
Clinical Evaluation of Bone Health with DXA
- complimentary methods to your DXA
- Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA)
- Trabecular Bone Score
- Lateral DXA scans
Optimizing the Clinical Utility of DXA
- forearms, AP spines, proximal femurs
- DXA trouble shooting and identifying artifacts in patient images
Complex Patients That Come to Your Imaging Center
- w/prosthese
- spinal fusion
- wheelchair bound
- obesity
- potential fractures
Comparison of Different DXA Manufacturers
- Hologic vs. GE-Lunar
Clinical Vignettes and the Role of DXA
- premenopausal
- peri/post-menopausal
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Malabsorption Syndromes
- steroid-induced bone loss
- Multiple Sclerosis and others
Audience
This course is designed for all those involved in the use of DXA information in managing the bone health of patients.
Experienced and novice technologists (RTs) should attend as a means to gain further information toward understanding the clinical utility and rationale for the use of DXA technology, as well as to further enhance their job responsibilities in the clinic.
It is open to MDs, DOs, PhDs, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Faculty
Name
Lesa Mohr, BS, RS, RT(R)(M)(QM)(BD)
Credits
ASRT Category A
This program provides 3.25 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
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