Click above to view a short video that shows how to scan the sacrum correctly, remembering to lift the Provizio SEM Scanner cleanly from the sacrum in-between each scan.
Video: Scanning the Sacrum
March 30, 2026
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- Type: Education
- Topic: Clinical
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