International product information

The product details shown after you switch describe the versions of Rho authorized outside the United States, including the Rho Score, which is not part of the US version.

US product information

The product details shown after you switch describe the version of Rho authorized in the United States, which reports whether a patient is Rho Positive.

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For patients

Your X-ray may carry information about your bones.

Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Many people first learn they have it after a fracture. Rho™ reads routine X-rays for possible low bone mineral density, so you and your doctor can talk about your bone health early.

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What to expect

What a Rho finding can lead to.

  1. Your routine X-ray

    Rho reads an X-ray you had for another reason. There is no extra scan, visit, or radiation.

  2. A conversation with your doctor

    A Rho finding is not a diagnosis. It is a starting point for talking about your bone health.

  3. A bone density test, if needed

    Your doctor may do a fracture-risk assessment and order a DXA, the test that confirms bone density.1,2

  1. 1 BHOF 2022 (LeBoff et al., Osteoporosis International) ↗
  2. 2 Osteoporosis Canada 2023 (Morin et al., CMAJ) ↗
Questions

If your report mentions Rho.

This page is general information, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about your results.

Rho is a medical device that imaging clinics and hospitals use to flag adults aged 50 and older with possiblelikely to have low bone mineral density on routine X-rays.

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What does a Rho finding mean?

Rho looked at an X-ray you had and found signs that your bone density may be low. It is not a diagnosis of osteoporosis. It is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor.

What happens next?

Your doctor may do a fracture-risk assessment and order a bone density scan (DXA), which is the test that confirms bone density.1,2

  1. 1 BHOF 2022 (LeBoff et al., Osteoporosis International) ↗
  2. 2 Osteoporosis Canada 2023 (Morin et al., CMAJ) ↗
Did I get extra radiation?

No. Rho reads an image that was taken for another reason. There is no extra scan, visit, or radiation.

Where is my image analyzed?

It depends on how your clinic uses Rho. With Rho Enterprise, Rho runs on the clinic or hospital’s own servers and your images are not sent to 16 Bit. With Rho Direct, the clinic’s browser removes your name and other identifiers from the image and encrypts them, designed so that 16 Bit cannot read them. The image, your age and your sex are sent to Rho in 16 Bit’s cloud, along with the encrypted identifiers.

How can I get a Rho analysis?

Rho is used by imaging clinics and hospitals. If you are having a routine X-ray, ask your clinic whether it uses Rho.