For the past 15 years, the Butterfly Society has been responsibly carrying out the “Health and Quality of Life for All” program and provides free preventive bone density tests and counseling by specialized doctors to residents of the entire Greek territory. Butterfly has portable GE units, which demonstrate levels of bone density throughout the body.

The advantages of the examination:

• The examination is performed on the ankle, it is completely painless and lasts 5′.
• It is done with the method of ultrasound (screening) and does not burden the body with radiation.
• The examinee gets his result immediately and has the opportunity to get a first opinion and advice from the doctors who frame the event that day.
• The test can be done in the whole population but is mainly recommended for menopausal women and men over 65 years old.

Petalouda supports patients with osteoporosis and offers its members the opportunity to request a bone density measurement. For more information, please contact Petalouda directly.

ECHOLIGHT® in Greece!

The first bone density measurement device using radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry (REMS) technology has arrived in Greece. So far, there is only one such machine in Greece, which is owned by the Petalouda Association.

This is a new, innovative bone density measurement machine, which is based on the measurement and analysis of primary ultrasonic signals retrieved during an ultrasound scan to determine the quality and condition of the internal architecture of the bones.

Until now, the gold standard method for diagnosing osteoporosis has been bone density measurement using DXA technology. In recent years, however, new methods have been developed, such as radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry (REMS) technology, which estimates not only bone density but also bone microarchitecture without radiation, thus providing information on the quality of the skeleton and enabling us to calculate an individual’s prospective fracture risk using an algorithm.