Bone Mineral Densitometry

Bone Densitometry Units are available at our Canterbury Bankstown, Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Bateman's Bay practices.

Can I claim for my BMD with Medicare?

This is a picture of our original BMD Scanner at Wollongong. It has now been superseded with a "State of the Art" NORLAND EXCELL See Below.

The BMD Scan can designate whether a patient is at Low, Medium or High risk of a fracture. i.e. Does the patient have Osteoporosis?

1.Low Risk 3.False Negative due to Crush #:

A recent improvement to the diagnostic accuracy is the scanning of wrists.

Click here to access a page containing a printable information brochure on BMD.