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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 13 3:38pm | Replies (76)
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To @normahorn and others - maybe you got this information already , but if not-
BONE STRENGTH =BONE DENSITY what the DEXA reveals +BONE QUALITY what the TBS (trabecular score ) would reveal.
So clearly the DEXA IS NOT THE WHOLE PICTURE!!!

And my endocrinologist, for one, and I assume many, are not that interested in pursuing the TBS test as the DEXA seems to be the standard upon which they base their decisions.
And finding a place that performs the TBS can be somewhat challenging, though I’m told it’s just another button they push when doing the DEXA if the appropriate add on to their DEXA instrumentation has occurred.
Good luck!!!

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fearfracture | @fearfracture | Jun 4, 2023

Any one searching for an imaging center that offers DEXA with TBS should fill out the form on https://www.medimapsgroup.com/ but be prepared, even though medimaps is very responsive, you may have to do a lot of leg work, making calls and confirming that the imaging center knows that they can do a DEXA with TBS and then fighting to get the results. At least, that was my experience.

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