#17 Bone Density Not Enough? New Tech For Osteoporosis & Bone Strength Testing w/Echolight Medical + BoneCoach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia

The Bone Coach Osteoporosis & Bone Health Podcast

BoneCoach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia - In this interview with Alex Exposito & Echolight Medical, we’re going to explore why R.E.M.S. technology (Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry) technology may very well be the future of prevention, diagnosis, and short and long term monitoring of osteoporosis.
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Topics Covered
3:51: Alex’s background and the story of Echolight Medical
5:01: What is REMS technology?
7:07: The need for REMS and improving on current DXA scans
9:05: TBS versus the REMS Fragility score
9:55: REMS and how it compares to the FRAX tool
10:42: What areas of the body are assessed using REMS
11:58: What patients experience using REMS technology
13:25: What to expect from REMS exam results
14:15: How REMS results are affected by previous surgeries, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty etc.
15:41: How REMS results are affected by scoliosis and varying spinal anatomy
17:48: Studies on EchoS and REMS technology
19:12: DXA scans’ “least significant change” or margin of error
23:45: Technician error in DXA versus REMS
25:54: How REMS results are affected by being small-boned or petite
26:54: REMS limitations
27:45: Frequency of REMS testing
28:33: Insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs 31:00: What physicians can be doing to increase adoption of REMS
31:46: What patients can do to learn more about Echolight Medical and REMS technology
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Resources Mentioned
Find all resources mentioned and show notes @
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