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What they never told me about dexascans
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@kfhoz I did not know DEXA can provide TBS readings. My scan, done on a hospital clinic facility, did not include that information. I had to get a REMS scan to determine the TBS
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@willowmena REMS or Echolight's fragility score is not the same as the TBS add on to a DXA device. At this point I don't think there is enough evidence to show how much if any relationship there is between the two. DXA and TBS are the measures with a track record.
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@willowmena Only some DEXA machines are equipped to report TBS Trabecular Bone Score. There are a few discussions about it on this forum that you can search for.
My husband had a heck of time finding a DEXA machine with TBS in the Seattle area, then getting his doctor to send the right codes so that his Medicare Advantage would (likely) cover it. Then the first appointment that they had was 5 months out! In the first week of June he scheduled for December 17.