DXA Scanning Protocols Continuing Education CE Course

DXA – Scanning Protocols and TechniquesDXA – Scanning Protocols and Techniques

DXA – Scanning Protocols and Techniques

3.00 CE Credits
Expiry date: March 1, 2025

A bone densitometry course covering spine, femur, and forearm DXA imaging, including patient preparation, positioning, and common imaging problems.


  • Approved by the ASRT (American Society of Radiologic Technologists) for 3.00 Category A CE Credits
  • Subscription duration: 365 days from purchase date
  • Voiceover available
  • Downloadable transcript available
  • Meets the CE requirements of the following states: California, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and New Mexico
  • Meets ARRT® CE reporting requirements
  • Hassle-free 30-day full refund policy*

Video Title

DXA – Scanning Protocols and Techniques is an online continuing education (CE) course that covers spine, femur, and forearm anatomy and their radiographic appearance and measurements. This course will also address patient positioning and preparation for a DXA scan. The course also includes a “work at the console” section, featuring clinical cases aimed at helping technologists understand how DXA is used to detect specific diseases. The course concludes by highlighting common DXA imaging problems related to positioning, ROI placement, and analysis.

This course is approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for 3.00 Category A CE Credits.

Discipline Major content category & subcategories CE Credits provided
BD-2016 Procedures
DXA Scanning 3.00
BD-2022 Procedures
DXA Scanning 3.00
CT-2017 Procedures
Head, Spine, and Musculoskeletal 0.50
CT-2022 Procedures
Head, Spine, and Musculoskeletal 0.50
MRI-2020 Procedures
Neurological 0.25
Musculoskeletal 0.25
NMT-2017 Procedures
Other Imaging Procedures 0.50
NMT-2022 Procedures
Other Imaging Procedures 0.50
PTH-2019 Procedures
Treatment Sites 0.50
RA-2018 Procedures
Musculoskeletal and Endocrine Sections 1.00
RAD-2017 Procedures
Head, Spine and Pelvis Procedures 0.25
Extremity Procedures 0.25
RAD-2022 Procedures
Head, Spine and Pelvis Procedures 0.25
Extremity Procedures 0.25
THR-2017 Procedures
Treatment Sites and Tumors 0.50
THR-2022 Procedures
Treatment Sites and Tumors 0.50
RA-2023 Procedures
Musculoskeletal and Endocrine Sections 1.00
Section 1: DXA Scanning of the Lumbar Spine
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy of the spine
  • Anatomy of the lumbar spine
  • Landmarks
  • Radiographic appearance
  • Measurements
  • Patient positioning
  • DXA equipment
  • Patient preparation
  • Scan preparation
  • Baseline scan
  • Follow-up scanning
  • Baseline scans analysis
  • On the console
  • Clinical cases
Section 2: DXA Scanning of the Femur
  • Anatomy related to scanning
  • Patient preparation and positioning
  • Scan acquisition
  • At the console
  • Scan analysis
  • Elements of a DXA report
  • Data archiving
  • Follow-up scans
  • Conclusion
Section 2: Forearm DXA
  • Anatomy related to scanning
  • Indications
  • Patient positioning
  • DXA scanning
  • Problems related to positioning, ROI placement and analysis
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