Jimmae
Brownlow Medallist
I know we have a DEXA machine on-site, which can be calibrated for checking various mineral concentrations, including detecting hotspots.
I think we had one of only two in the state initially, but when the cost dropped a smidge and the efficiency improved, as well as the rapidly growing market for more closely estimating lean mass percentages (i.e. for fitness, DEXA scans do this through potassium concentrations IIRC) every second medical imaging centre and a bunch of gyms got machines, so it's not really a thing any more, at least relative to the competition.
You can grab a $29 coupon online and head down to Ikon to get a break down of your estimated body composition if you like. It's more accurate than every other technique at that price point, and way more detailed too if you'd like to see exactly where most of your body fat is hanging off you.
Not sure it's the most up to date variant of the technology either, but I say that without knowing which specific device is at Ikon, and how pliable the configuration of them is in terms of refining the techniques/methods it uses (I doubt it's as simple as a firmware update, for example).
All of that said, a DEXA machine, despite the extremely low radiation dose compared to X-Rays, CT scans, MRI scans, etc, is still something you should not be jumping in every day while you have an injury. This new ultrasound technique would have significant advantages in giving daily (and even intradaily) updates on an injury, the portability of the unit notwithstanding.
