Scanning has been mandated

a reimbursable expense.
Since the passage of the Bone Mass Measurement Act of 1997, Medicare
coverage of biannual bone density testing has made testing a more affordable
and more effective treatment option for your at-risk patient population.
Medicare and most private insurers cover biannual bone density testing for
the following patients:

* Estrogen deficient women at risk for osteoporosis

* Men or women with vertebral abnormalities indicative of osteoporosis
* Men or women receiving long term steroid therapy
* Men or women with primary hyperparathyroidism
* Men or women being monitored to assess the response to
osteoporosis drug therapy

MetriScan screening will become

routine for your staff.
After a brief in-office tutorial, a practitioner can easily begin MetriScan
screening of patients. It's a self-contained desktop unit, with an intuitive
interface that makes it easy for staff to input basic patient data. Unlike other
screening systems that require messy gels or cumbersome equipment, the
Alara MetriScan is easy to administer. It’s also painless for the patient, takes
up minimal office space and exposes patients to minimal radiation.

When it comes to detecting low bone mineral density and

preventing osteoporotic fractures, early detection is in your hands.

For an in-office Alara MetriScan demonstration, or for technical/leasing information, please call us at
1-800-410-2525 or visit www.metriscan.com.
Screening for osteoporosis is
ALARA, Inc.
2545 Barrington Court
in your hands.
Hayward, CA 94545-1134
1-800-410-2525
www.metriscan.com

© 2002 Alara and MetriScan are

trademarks of Alara, Inc.
1. E.S. Siris, et al, Identification and Fracture Outcomes of Undiagnosed Low Bone Mineral Density in
Postmenopausal Women. JAMA, December 12, 2001
Class I Laser Product 2. Grampp, et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 12: 1997: 697-711
203-0173-00 REV. A 3. Mussolino, M., et al. Arch Intern Med, 1997; 157: 433-438.
MetriScan™ from Alara, Inc.™...
... was developed as a front line diagnostic 1
tool to help physicians detect Input patient data

osteoporotic bone loss.

MetriScan is a self-contained desktop peripheral scanner that brings the 0:10 min
power of osteoporosis screening into the primary care arena. For the first elapsed time
time in your office, you can screen for one of the key risk factors of osteoporotic
fractures—low bone mineral density (BMD). And you can perform the test
as quickly and easily as you currently check blood pressure.

Osteoporosis—the 2
Scan Fingers
underdiagnosed disease
The results of a recent JAMA study1 involving over 200,000 postmenopausal
women over age 50 point to an urgent need for in-office screening for low 0:11 min
bone mineral density (BMD). The three year JAMA study found osteoporosis elapsed time
woefully underdiagnosed by primary care physicians.

The Alara Metriscan Bone Density System gives you the power to
screen patients at risk for osteoporosis — while they’re in your office.
Lack of diagnosis and the correlation between low BMD and fracture have
serious implications for the over-50 postmenopausal woman. Clinically low
BMD is directly linked to an increased risk of fracture within one year of
diagnosis. And while over-50 women are the most underdiagnosed group
In a recent independent study of fourteen different
for low BMD, many of your patients, both male and female, currently can
and will suffer the same BMD-related fractures.
3 4 methods of osteoporosis bone density testing 2 ,
Calculate and display Print results
T and Z scores radiographic absorptiometry of the phalanges correlated
MetriScan can change all that with a simple two minute procedure.
with other measures as well as or better than any other
1:00 min 2:00 min measurement.
You can estimate a patient’s bone elapsed time elapsed time

density during a routine check-up. MetriScan features include:

3
The Alara MetriScan system estimates bone density by taking a radiographic absorptiometry scan of the patient's hand. In no more than Phalangeal Bone Density Predicts Hip Fractures

two minutes, MetriScan estimates the phalangeal bone density of the patient’s three middle fingers. MetriScan compares the patient's The study correlated T-scores with hip fracture rates after * less than one second scan
BMD against the average estimated bone density of a healthy young adult female Caucasian population (T-score) and an age-matched
correcting for age, weight and previous fractures
* radiation dose less than 5% of
healthy population of the patient's gender and ethnicity (Z-score). With the patient's data in the system, MetriScan then calculates the dental x-ray
patient’s T and Z scores and prints the test results for your analysis. 4.5 * total clinical precision error =1%

Relative Risk of Hip Fracture

4

3.5
vs. ultrasound systems (1.5% - 2.0%)
3 * no gel or patient preparation
Early detection allows better treatment. 2.5
required
2

When your in-office routine involves testing at-risk patients, you’ll be better able to detect and treat low BMD before an osteoporotic 1.5
* automatic calibration check
fracture occurs. With the variety of FDA-approved therapies for the treatment of osteoporosis, your at-risk patient population could have
1 * small footprint: 16” x 16”
0.5
a far lower risk of disabling bone fractures. This early detection device also allows you to monitor the effectiveness of your prescribed 0

course of osteoporosis treatment. From the very first scan of your patient’s fingers, Alara MetriScan provides the data you need to better 0 -0.5 -1 -1.5 -2 -2.5 -3 -3.5 -4 -4.5

treat your patients. T-Score from Phalangeal Bone Density

MetriScan™ from Alara, Inc.™...
... was developed as a front line diagnostic 1
tool to help physicians detect Input patient data

osteoporotic bone loss.

MetriScan is a self-contained desktop peripheral scanner that brings the 0:10 min
power of osteoporosis screening into the primary care arena. For the first elapsed time
time in your office, you can screen for one of the key risk factors of osteoporotic
fractures—low bone mineral density (BMD). And you can perform the test
as quickly and easily as you currently check blood pressure.

Osteoporosis—the 2
Scan Fingers
underdiagnosed disease
The results of a recent JAMA study1 involving over 200,000 postmenopausal
women over age 50 point to an urgent need for in-office screening for low 0:11 min
bone mineral density (BMD). The three year JAMA study found osteoporosis elapsed time
woefully underdiagnosed by primary care physicians.

The Alara Metriscan Bone Density System gives you the power to
screen patients at risk for osteoporosis — while they’re in your office.
Lack of diagnosis and the correlation between low BMD and fracture have
serious implications for the over-50 postmenopausal woman. Clinically low
BMD is directly linked to an increased risk of fracture within one year of
diagnosis. And while over-50 women are the most underdiagnosed group
In a recent independent study of fourteen different
for low BMD, many of your patients, both male and female, currently can
and will suffer the same BMD-related fractures.
3 4 methods of osteoporosis bone density testing 2 ,
Calculate and display Print results
T and Z scores radiographic absorptiometry of the phalanges correlated
MetriScan can change all that with a simple two minute procedure.
with other measures as well as or better than any other
1:00 min 2:00 min measurement.
You can estimate a patient’s bone elapsed time elapsed time

density during a routine check-up. MetriScan features include:

3
The Alara MetriScan system estimates bone density by taking a radiographic absorptiometry scan of the patient's hand. In no more than Phalangeal Bone Density Predicts Hip Fractures

two minutes, MetriScan estimates the phalangeal bone density of the patient’s three middle fingers. MetriScan compares the patient's The study correlated T-scores with hip fracture rates after * less than one second scan
BMD against the average estimated bone density of a healthy young adult female Caucasian population (T-score) and an age-matched
correcting for age, weight and previous fractures
* radiation dose less than 5% of
healthy population of the patient's gender and ethnicity (Z-score). With the patient's data in the system, MetriScan then calculates the dental x-ray
patient’s T and Z scores and prints the test results for your analysis. 4.5 * total clinical precision error =1%

Relative Risk of Hip Fracture

4

3.5
vs. ultrasound systems (1.5% - 2.0%)
3 * no gel or patient preparation
Early detection allows better treatment. 2.5
required
2

When your in-office routine involves testing at-risk patients, you’ll be better able to detect and treat low BMD before an osteoporotic 1.5
* automatic calibration check
fracture occurs. With the variety of FDA-approved therapies for the treatment of osteoporosis, your at-risk patient population could have
1 * small footprint: 16” x 16”
0.5
a far lower risk of disabling bone fractures. This early detection device also allows you to monitor the effectiveness of your prescribed 0

course of osteoporosis treatment. From the very first scan of your patient’s fingers, Alara MetriScan provides the data you need to better 0 -0.5 -1 -1.5 -2 -2.5 -3 -3.5 -4 -4.5

treat your patients. T-Score from Phalangeal Bone Density

Scanning has been mandated
a reimbursable expense.
Since the passage of the Bone Mass Measurement Act of 1997, Medicare
coverage of biannual bone density testing has made testing a more affordable
and more effective treatment option for your at-risk patient population.
Medicare and most private insurers cover biannual bone density testing for
the following patients:

* Estrogen deficient women at risk for osteoporosis

* Men or women with vertebral abnormalities indicative of osteoporosis
* Men or women receiving long term steroid therapy
* Men or women with primary hyperparathyroidism
* Men or women being monitored to assess the response to
osteoporosis drug therapy

MetriScan screening will become

routine for your staff.
After a brief in-office tutorial, a practitioner can easily begin MetriScan
screening of patients. It's a self-contained desktop unit, with an intuitive
interface that makes it easy for staff to input basic patient data. Unlike other
screening systems that require messy gels or cumbersome equipment, the
Alara MetriScan is easy to administer. It’s also painless for the patient, takes
up minimal office space and exposes patients to minimal radiation.

When it comes to detecting low bone mineral density and

preventing osteoporotic fractures, early detection is in your hands.

For an in-office Alara MetriScan demonstration, or for technical/leasing information, please call us at
1-800-410-2525 or visit www.metriscan.com.
Screening for osteoporosis is
ALARA, Inc.
2545 Barrington Court
in your hands.
Hayward, CA 94545-1134
1-800-410-2525
www.metriscan.com

© 2002 Alara and MetriScan are

trademarks of Alara, Inc.
1. E.S. Siris, et al, Identification and Fracture Outcomes of Undiagnosed Low Bone Mineral Density in
Postmenopausal Women. JAMA, December 12, 2001
Class I Laser Product 2. Grampp, et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 12: 1997: 697-711
203-0173-00 REV. A 3. Mussolino, M., et al. Arch Intern Med, 1997; 157: 433-438.