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BardTard
03-07-2008, 12:17 PM
I just want to know what you think it is. It doesn't matter if you know what it is or not. It's for a survey. So don't go looking it up.

So, what do you think a dexascan is?
Avarice-ness
03-07-2008, 12:29 PM
What an odd question.

Is it for some kind of medical class?

Dexascans are used to test for things like osteoperosis and bone mineral density. It can also test for people who have brittle bone's and to see if they'll need more supplements or not. My grandmothers had a couple of these done. It's basically a lower done X-ray that changes it's frequency to check density.

In reality it's two words, because DEXA is short for a big long thing I can't remember but the X stands for X-ray, and scan.. well.. that should be obvious.
Balzac
03-07-2008, 01:01 PM
Something to do with X-Ray's if I remember correctly.
Blue Harvest
03-07-2008, 01:13 PM
I have no idea.
Bart's Friend Milhouse
03-07-2008, 01:19 PM
Some type of revolutionary space age Moon goggles
rubah
03-07-2008, 04:42 PM
sounds like some sort of agility test xD
Roogle
03-07-2008, 06:28 PM
It sounds like something used to measure dexterity. I can't really tell without looking it up. I'm sorry.
Aerith's Knight
03-07-2008, 06:57 PM
I think some sort of medical x-ray scan.. but there are so many of those, i have no idea what this one is for
Araciel
03-07-2008, 08:13 PM
Nonsense.
Namelessfengir
03-07-2008, 08:14 PM
is it a scanner function. like for scanning old books
Avarice-ness
03-08-2008, 12:04 AM
I won this thread. :D
Jess
03-08-2008, 12:16 AM
A dexa scan is used in the radiography profession to assess the density of the bones! I only know this because I'm a health and social care student, though. :jess:
Sarc the Swordsman
03-08-2008, 12:20 AM
Is it a ten sided shape? Wild guess...I really don't know the answer, without looking it up.
Avarice-ness
03-08-2008, 12:21 AM
A dexa scan is used in the radiography profession to assess the density of the bones! I only know this because I'm a health and social care student, though. :jess:

*highfives*
Momiji
03-08-2008, 05:03 AM
Okay, who used Wikipedia to find the answer?. :p
Ouch!
03-08-2008, 05:06 AM
So do you think one of these detecting Joker's Vrolik's Syndrome?
Montoya
03-13-2008, 08:14 AM
It sounds like a ten scan, but I know it's not deca. It also reminds me of a song called Dekadance. Either way, I have nothing.