# Need Help To Convert X-Ray Scan to Dexa Scan

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/need-help-to-convert-x-ray-scan-to-dexa-scan/34238>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** dicom\
**Created:** [February 10, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/need-help-to-convert-x-ray-scan-to-dexa-scan/34238 "2024-02-10T15:07:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![BabyMama937](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/babymama937/32/69294_2.png) [@BabyMama937](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/BabyMama937)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/need-help-to-convert-x-ray-scan-to-dexa-scan/34238/1 "2024-02-10T15:07:25Z")

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Hi, can anyone convert a Xray scan to Dexa Scan file? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/need-help-to-convert-x-ray-scan-to-dexa-scan/34238/2 "2024-02-11T12:03:28Z")

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A Dexa scan uses dual-energy acquisition. If your x-ray image is acquired at a single energy then you cannot distinguish absorption of soft tissues from bones, so you won’t be able to compute bone density accurately.

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**Author:** ![BabyMama937](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/babymama937/32/69294_2.png) [@BabyMama937](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/BabyMama937)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/need-help-to-convert-x-ray-scan-to-dexa-scan/34238/3 "2024-04-20T16:37:58Z")

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What’s the next best alternative to turning X-ray scans to see the bones not tissue?