Preparing for your MobileREMS bone density scan.
Radiation-free, painless, and complete in a single session, with results explained the same day.
Preparation is simple.
Clothing
Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing without metal components such as zippers, belts, or snaps near the waist and hip.
Diet
Avoid food for at least 3 hours before your appointment. Food and gas in the digestive tract can obscure the lower-spine scan. Water is fine until the last hour, then hold off on that too.
Medications
Continue your regular medication schedule. Nothing about the scan requires a change.
Arrival
Your intake forms and payment are completed online when you book, so plan to arrive a few minutes early to settle in before we begin.
What happens during your appointment.
Comfortable positioning
You lie comfortably on an examination table, face-up.
Application of gel
Your operator applies a small amount of ultrasound gel to the two areas being scanned, your lower spine and your hip.
Ultrasound scan
The REMS® probe moves gently over the skin, capturing measurements of your bone density, bone quality, 5-year fracture risk, and body composition. No radiation, no compression, no injection.
Duration
The full appointment is about 45 minutes. The process is painless and requires no recovery time afterward.
What to expect after.
After your scan, the ultrasound gel is wiped clean and you can immediately resume your normal activities. Unlike a hospital DEXA scan, you do not wait for a callback. Your operator walks you through your results in the room, the same day, and your full clinical report arrives by email. You have what you need to follow up with your practitioner.
Safe, quick, and complete.
Safe and radiation-free
Ultrasound, not X-ray. Safe for repeated use at any age, including pregnancy.
Quick and painless
Real-time results, delivered and explained in the same session.
Accurate and complete
FDA-cleared technology that assesses bone density, bone quality, 5-year fracture risk, and body composition, not density alone.
Schedule your bone density scan today.
MobileREMS brings clinical-grade bone assessment directly to you across Western Washington. The only mobile REMS® service in the South Puget Sound.