Osteoporosis is caused by a decrease in bone mass. The name literally means a condition of porous bones. Osteoporosis affects around 10 million people in the world, 80% of those being women. During osteoporosis, bones can become so fragile that a cough or a fall could break a bone (Tortora and Derrickson 193).

X-rays of a patient’s skeletal system can often lead to a false positive or false negative when diagnosing osteoporosis. Scientists in India have developed a digitalized X-ray that estimates the bone density. Computerized x-rays can diagnose osteoporosis earlier which would give patients a better chance of getting treated successfully. The error rate for the computerized system is less than 2% as the system was tested on 40 elderly Asians (Ang).

This new technology can help many people live much easier lives. By early detection of osteoporosis, many of the men and women can get the proper treatment to keep their bones from losing mass. This technology could be the start of finding a cure to completely abolishing the disease. This could help future generations to live healthy lives with strong bones.

Ang, Albert. “Computerized Osteoporosis Ditection.” EurekAlert. Inderscience Publishers, n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2012.

Tortora, Gerard, and Bryan Derrickson.Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 2009. Print.