Bone density test other than DEXA

Posted by ellerbracke @ellerbracke, Apr 5, 2023

Hi! Several weeks ago there were a few posts about a differnt type of bone scan that tells more than just the density. If memory serves, it’s an out-of-pocket procedure, I THINK around $ 400.00 (?), and the nearest place to me that “it” can be performed is somewhere in/near Asheville, NC.
If anyone knows what I’m referring to, please enlighten me. It may have been some type of fance x-ray, but, again, I read about it with interest and failed to flag it or make note of the details.
Thank you!

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@merle725


Watch this for extensive info on Echolight

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I could not finish watching this. I wanted to hear the doc speak more and not this lady!!!

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How do we know the echo light is better than the dexa? Most people who have the echo have a better score than with the dexa? Why is that? That being said I am all for less radiation.

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How do we know the echo light is better than the dexa? Most people who have the echo have a better score than with the dexa? Why is that? That being said I am all for less radiation.

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It’s ultrasound and not radiation. I paid $75 not $400 in Sanford, NC.

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