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How Radiologists Can Predict Osteoporosis Before It Breaks Your Bones: Prof. Didier Hans, Medimaps Group
You don't see your bones melting in a hot bath, so usually osteoporosis is diagnosed too late. 20% of people with an osteoporotic fracture will die within a year.
- 1 woman out of 2 will develop osteoporosis after menopause
- 1-2 men out of 5 will develop osteoporosis
- but more men die of the consequences of osteoporosis
Now, this can change. You may act against it earlier.
You’ll hear about
- til what age you build your bone mass
- what is osteoporosis and how to diagnose it
- how to predict osteoporotic fracture risk years before it happens
- to buy you time and prevent it
Prof. Didier Hans is the CEO of Medimaps Group. A medical physicist with over 25 years of experience in dual-energy X-ray bone architecture ultrasound imaging techniques. He can talk hours about osteoporosis and bone and body composition.
Medimaps Group is a Swiss scaleup that developed TBS iNsight, software that in 3 seconds adds Trabecular Bone Score (hence TBS) to the regular DEXA bone screening and helps detect an additional 30% of patients at osteoporotic fracture risk.
You can learn more about TBS iNsight at
https://www.medimapsgroup.com
Timestamps:
0:00 Prof. Didier Hans and Medimaps Group
1:08 Osteoporosis – a Silent Disease
3:25 What Do Osteoporotic Bones Look Like Inside
4:42 The Cause of Osteoporosis
8:46 What is Bone Mass, Density of the Bone, the Microstructure of the Bone
13:44 How Osteoporosis is Diagnosed Currently
28:08 Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) to Diagnose Osteoporosis Better
39:51 First Adopters and Key Opinion Leaders
47:15 Can Osteoporosis Be Predicted?
52:14 Integration of TBS iNsight with FRAX Score
53:46 How to Prevent Osteoporotic Fractures
1:02:31 Where is TBS iNsight Available and Reimbursed
1:05:42 Including AI-Powered Osteoporosis Diagnosis into Regular Bone Screening
1:13:07 Thank You, Follow Medimaps Group
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