Turn existing X-ray volume into DXA referrals that confirm disease.
For operators, radiology leaders and administrators. Rho flags patients who may have low bone density in the plain films your sites read, for the referring clinician.
More DXAs, and more of them confirm low bone density.
Results from a before-and-after comparison over 13 months at one eight-site Ontario imaging provider, 34,162 X-rays analyzed.
- 1.8×
Increase in initial DXAs after radiologists began reporting Rho findings. Surveillance DXAs rose 1.4×.1
- 87% vs 69%
DXAs prompted by Rho found low bone density more often than DXAs arranged through usual care.1
- 83% vs 45%
Men aged 65 and older, a group usual care often misses: 83% of DXAs prompted by a Rho finding confirmed low bone density, against 45% of DXAs arranged through usual care. First-ever DXAs: 84% vs 60%.1
- 1 Syme et al., Skeletal Radiology, 2026 ↗: a before-and-after comparison at one eight-site Ontario imaging provider
No new exam. No new step for technologists.
Rho works on images acquired for other reasons. The only visible change is a Rho Report in PACS for flagged studies, which the radiologist can choose to include in their report.
Track your ROI.
An IT administrator or clinical user can open the Rho Console in a browser on the same network: which X-rays were analyzed, whether a report was sent, and when a Rho-screened patient returns for DXA.
Cases
Sample data- Chest 41%
- Knee 17%
- Lumbar spine 13%
- Hand 11%
- Pelvis 10%
- Thoracic spine 8%
| X-ray date | Rho ID | Accession no. | Patient ID | Sex | X-ray type | Rho result | Time to DXA (months) | Inference | Report sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 3214 | A-48213 | P-20931 | F | Chest | Positive 8 | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2026-10-09 | 3213 | A-48207 | P-18822 | M | Knee | Not Positive 3 | N/A | ✓ | – |
| 2026-10-08 | 3209 | A-48190 | P-20117 | F | Lumbar | Positive 7 | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2026-07-14 | 2411 | A-41022 | P-15540 | F | Hand | Positive 9 | 1.8 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2026-06-02 | 1987 | A-37311 | P-13002 | M | Thoracic | Not Positive 6 | 3.1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2026-05-21 | 1840 | A-36120 | P-12471 | F | Pelvis | Positive 7 | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ |
Built to roll out across a network.
Light IT lift
One on-premise virtual machine on your existing infrastructure and standard DICOM routing from PACS. No new logins for radiologists and no new technologist steps. Installation and configuration usually take about an hour.
Matched to DXA capacity
Each institution can set the Rho Score threshold for sending reports, by body part and sex, to match local DXA capacity. Only Rho Positive reports are sent to PACS by default, so radiologists see a report only for flagged studies.
Data stays on site
Rho is designed so that images and patient data stay in your environment, which keeps security review straightforward.
Guideline-aligned screening at scale
Rho prompts the clinical fracture-risk assessment that is recommended but often overlooked, in patients likely to benefit.2,3,4
Who pays for opportunistic screening?
Rho is licensed as software, priced on gross annual X-ray volume. The return comes from DXA exams that would otherwise not have been ordered.
Model the DXA return for your network →-
Existing imaging
Rho runs on X-rays taken for another reason. There is no new exam to order or bill.
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Downstream DXA
Rho increases appropriate DXA referrals, which are reimbursed in many markets (in the US, Medicare Part B covers DXA for eligible patients5). When DXA capacity is in your network, that demand stays with you. In the study above, initial DXAs rose 1.8×.1
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Self-pay markets
Where DXA is self-pay, Rho flags patients for assessment from their existing X-rays.
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Licensing
An annual software license based on gross X-ray volume. Ask us for a quote for your sites.
- 1 Syme et al., Skeletal Radiology, 2026 ↗: a before-and-after comparison at one eight-site Ontario imaging provider
- 5 Medicare.gov, Bone mass measurements ↗
In clinical and research use at imaging networks, orthopedic groups, and hospitals around the world
See what Rho finds in your network.
We will walk through your X-ray volume, DXA capacity, and reporting setup, and show how Rho fits each site.