State-Of-The-Art Bone Densitometry Available

NEW MILFORD — New Milford Hospital recently installed a new state-of-the-art bone densitometry unit to better assess bone mineral density (BMD). This equipment also provides the opportunity to offer vertebral deformity assessment to patients to screen for occult vertebral compression fractures.

With this technology the radiology technologists can obtain fracture risk assessments (FRAX), a tool that assesses the ten-year probability of spine, forearm, hip, or shoulder fractures, based on a patient’s risk factors and BMD evaluation.

According to Dr Andrea Crowley, chief of radiology, the mission of New Milford Hospital is to provide the best care possible to the community it serves. 

“Therefore it is critical that they receive the most accurate diagnostic testing available,” she said. “Over the last year we have upgraded our CT scanning equipment and installed an open bore MRI.  Our new bone densitometry unit combined with the CT and MRI equipment offers the very best technology available to our patients.”

For more information on the services at the New Milford Hospital visit newmilfordhospital.org or call 800-350-1595.