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--EPISODE OVERVIEW--
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.
--EPISODE TIMELINE--
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 anatom
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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--TOPICS COVERED--
Background of Echolight Medical
What is R.E.M.S. technology?
How does Echolight share both bone density and bone quality?
Why was there a need to improve upon the current DXA bone density scan technology?
Key differences between DXA scan, TBS, and REMS?
What is the difference between TBS and the REMS fragility score?
How does REMS help calculate a person’s fracture risk? How is this different than FRAX?
Which areas of the body are being assessed and reported on with REMS?
What’s the patient experience like?
What does the report look like?
How are REMS scan results affected if someone has previous surgeries, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, hardware, and other artifacts?
How are scans affected by someone who has varying spinal anatomy (e.g. fractured vertebrae, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis)?
Outcomes of studies using Echolight
Least significant change and margin of error of Echolight
Repeatability of Echolight
Does REMS reduce positioning and interpretation errors?
How does REMS differ from bone density scans of small boned, petite women?
What limitations does Echolight have?
What’s the ideal frequency of monitoring?
Is this covered by insurance?
What can physicians and patients do to access?
How can they learn more about Echolight as its presence continues to grow?
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