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Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in obesity [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2013 Two patients with grade III obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 40), a 31-year-old man (A) and a 26-year-old woman (B), banded gastroplasty. Both patients followed the same nutritional and postsurgical approach. After 12 months, both patients achieved a similar reduction in BMI (patient A: −29.7%;
Alberto, Bazzocchi, Danila, Diano
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Concurrent Validity of the Sahara Portable Bone Sonometer [PDF]
, 2015 Osteoporosis is a contemporary health issue in today’s society. Bone mineral density tests have the ability to detect low bone density before a fracture occurs.
Anzalone, Anthony Joseph, Esposito, Phil
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X-RAY DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY OSTEOPOROSIS
Современная ревматология, 2011 The prevalence of bone demineralization is a distinguishing characteristic of primary osteoporosis (OP). The paper describes in detail the Xray symptoms of OP in different parts of the skeleton and in spongy and cortical bone tissues.
Aleksandr Viktorovich Smirnov +1 more
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Does a Novice Technician Produce Results Similar to That of an Experienced DXA Technician When Assessing Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density? [PDF]
, 2019 Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry is a commonly used clinical assessment tool for body composition and bone mineral density, which is gaining popularity in athletic cohorts.
Climstein, Mike +3 more
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Application of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry [PDF]
, 2022 Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a quantitative imaging procedure for the measurement of bone mineral density and the diagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis. In a sporting context, DXA is particularly useful for the evaluation of athletes at risk of relative energy deficiency in sports, a condition associated with overtraining and/or ...
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Proceedings, 2019 Background: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a well-regarded device for primarilymeasuring bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition. [...]
Maryam Delshad +5 more
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning in practice, technical aspects, and precision testing
Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2021 The last three decades have witnessed considerable progress in the field of bone densitometry. Osteoporosis may be diagnosed in postmenopausal women and in men aged 50 and older if the bone mineral density (BMD) T-scores of the lumbar spine, total hip ...
Kripa Elizabeth Cherian +3 more
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Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry positioning protocols in assessing body composition: A systematic review of the literature:A systematic review of the literature [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVES: To systematically identify and assess methods and protocols used to reduce technical and biological errors in published studies that have investigated reliability of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for assessing body composition ...
Climstein, Michael +7 more
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Updated practice guideline for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). [PDF]
Eur J Nucl Med Mol ImagingThe introduction of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) technology in the 1980s revolutionized the diagnosis, management and monitoring of osteoporosis, providing a clinical tool which is now available worldwide.
Slart RHJA +27 more
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Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging, 2019 The measurement of body composition (BC) represents a valuable tool to assess nutritional status in health and disease. The most used methods to evaluate BC in the clinical practice are based on bicompartment models and measure, directly or indirectly ...
M. Marra +10 more
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