Holx announced today it has signed an agreement with the university of m. Hologic discovery w bone densitometer model information. Partnership will combine hologics horizon dxa system with dexalytics software to provide sport and positionspecific scores correlating body. The bodylogic scan, available on the horizon dxa system, provides detailed measurements of the body by looking at bone density, lean mass, and fat mass. Body composition analysis accurately shows changes in fat mass, muscle mass. However, in 2009, the national health and nutrition examination survey nhanes published representative data for the us population. Dxa body composition in san antonio is an advanced radiological method of measuring your lean mass and fat mass in multiple areas of your body such as arms, legs, trunk, abdomen and hips in addition to whole body measurements. When used in conjunction with weight management programs, data from the advanced body composition assessment can be used to help patients lose body fat. This can help create customized weightloss, dietary and fitness programs.
Pediatric software is typically needed only for bone density, not body composition, as the thresholds for human children bone density is much lower than adults, making it difficult to perform edge. Hologic horizon wi bone densitometer integrity medical. With innercore visceral fat assessment, the advanced body composition assessment is a more comprehensive. Dexalytics is a cloudbased software developed by educational technology innovations eti in the college of education and human development. U of m signs distribution deal for new tool used to score. Delivering exceptional precision and pinpoint accuracy, hologic discovery dxa technology delivers high quality images for your atrisk patients. Dexalytics leverages bestinclass body composition data and more than 30 years. Hologic partners with university of minnesota on athletic.
Thats one of the biggest reasons to say hologic is backed by science, he adds. Advanced body composition assessment with innercore visceral fat assessment. This technique has been available for many years to assess bone density to test for osteoporosis and has recently been applied to body composition. This manual is ed 20 by the university of california. Most body composition measures just tell you holistically your body composition in general.
Combined with the recently released guidelines from the endocrine society which recommends annual bone mineral density and body composition exams for bariatric surgery patients4, the discovery advanced body composition assessment system will enable you to improve patient management by not only offering bone. Centers for disease control and prevention recommend the use of bmi to screen. Both hologic and ge systems have the nhanes data integrated into their software to generate zscores for various adiposity and lean mass. Estimates of body fat in children by hologic qdr2000 and qdr. Dexalytics partners with hologic to offer body composition. Subsequently, hologic enhanced these capabilities by adding a series of software reporting tools that graphically display the patients ratio of fat to lean mass. Our cuttingedge technologies are grounded in scientific precision and clinical accuracy to make earlier detection and treatment possible for more patients. Explanation of body composition assessment results. Ge healthcare provides dxa dual energy xray absorptiometry body composition assessment tools that are designed to enable clinicians to help their patients understand how diet, lifestyle and exercise programs impact overall health and human performance. Hologic signs exclusive agreement with dexalytics to offer groundbreaking body composition analysis software for athletes partnership leverages hologic dxa systems to provide sports science. Hologic body composition the vera medical institute. Groundbreaking body composition analysis software for athletes. Ge healthcare provides dxa dual energy xray absorptiometry body composition assessment tools that are designed to enable clinicians to help their patients understand how diet, lifestyle and exercise programs.
In 2008 nhanes released a body composition database containing more than 23,000 subjects 885 years old measured on hologic dxa scanners. This online training course is also an approved cpd activity by the. The biggest difference between the hologic dxa and other forms of body composition, is the specificity that the hologic dxa gives you. The university of minnesota has reached a deal with a massachusettsbased medtech company to distribute a new software tool which can score athletes body mass composition and relate it to. Unlike ct whole body scans which have a significant amount of radiation, dxa dual energy xray absorptiometry whole body scans have a minimal amount of radiation, even much less than xrays.
It provides you % body fat, total lean mass, bone density, limb comparison for muscle imbalance detection, visceral fat and. We aimed to evaluate the effect of a kd on body composition and strength in trained women. Partnership leverages hologic dxa systems to provide sports science market with first sport and positionspecific scores correlating body composition to performance marlborough, mass. Fat from food breaks down from the bile and pancreas and enter the blood stream. This online interactive course for us customers, covers the theory and clinical use of low dose 3d imaging with 2d images created by the cview software. Teams athletic performance software in north america the financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
With innercore visceral fat assessment, the advanced body composition assessment is a more comprehensive way to measure body composition compared to other methods on the market. Advanced body composition reporting and interpretation a technical discussion thomas l. Body composition testing for dxa operators fittrace. Apr 10, 2020 the effect of ketogenic diets kd on body composition in different populations has been investigated. Growth charts 2000, national center for health statistics nchs, centers for disease control and prevention cdc, u. It provides you % body fat, total lean mass, bone density, limb comparison for muscle imbalance detection, visceral fat and more. The inside outside dxa scanning staff from august 2017, elydia miles positions hilo trainer rocio moran assisted by summer 2107 utsa interns raelissa diaz with amanda grogan at the hologic discovery a dxa workstation in the best dxa room in the world. Health aging and body composition study dxa quality. Hologic highlights accurate body composition measurement. Table of contents continued list of exhibits exhibits page 31 discovery qdr login screen. Table of contents chapter page 1 overview of body composition 11 1. Advances in techniques for in vivo body composition analysis. The effect of ketogenic diets kd on body composition in different populations has been investigated.
Hologic to provide body composition analysis for minnesota. Until 2009, reference data for dxa body composition had been proprietary and specific to each make system. Whether you are a bone density testing center, radiology department, imaging center, hospital or consumer testing facility, fittrace makes it easy to offer body composition testing for dxa operators. Sample hologic body composition dxa scan report pages. What are your thoughts on lunar versus hologic dxa for measuring body composition. Authored by jennifer ketterly, university of north carolina, in which she shares a case study. Microsoft access 2010 runtime or full version of microsoft access 2002, 2003, 2007 or 2010 installed on computer.
The nhanes whole body dxa data that will be collected starting in 2011 will be used to examine age, sex, and racialethnic differences in body composition bone mineral, lean soft tissue, and fat mass during the life cycleto explore the relationship between body composition and behavioral. The software uses a proprietary system to transform pages of clinical data into. Advanced body composition reporting and interpretation. Inside outside dxa body composition comparison tool. Ddderived fm was then calculated by subtracting ffm from total body mass. This feature produces color images displaying the distribution of fat, lean mass, bone and fat mass index.
Today, university athletic programs are using the advanced body composition assessment, available with the bodylogic scan on the horizon dxa system, to create customized training plans to ensure that athletes are in peak shape for their seasons. Jan 01, 2020 oh, the body is made of so many things. However, there is less evidence related to trained women. The fat can be found in the mitochondrion were its transformed into energy, and all cells have mitochondrions. Mar 14, 2018 hologics horizon dual xray absorptiometry dxa system already provides precise body composition assessment. The bodylogic scan provides an accurate picture of muscle, bone, and fat mass that aids in the design of customized weight. Hologic and dexalytics to provide athletic body composition.
Pediatric software is typically needed only for bone density, not body composition, as the thresholds for human children bone density is much lower than adults, making it. The bodylogic scan can help inform individualized training and nutritional programs for athletes. Low dose 3d mammography imaging with cview software. Horizon systems bone densitometry solutions christie. Body composition will be evaluated in the current nhanes by anthropometry, dual energy xray absorptiometry dxa and bioelectrical impedance analysis bia. Health aging and body composition study dxa quality assurance. Effects of a ketogenic diet on body composition and. Inside outside dxa body composition comparison tool software. Additional applications of dxa that are relevant to nutrition research include. What the cloudbased dexalytics software is able to do is go beyond simply providing metrics of body fat percentage, total lean mass and total fat mass. This onehour course will give the participant only an overview of hologics iview software for contrast enhanced 2d imaging procedures.
Whole body composition of rats determined by dual energy x. This allows visualization of potential atypical femur fractures that can occur as the result of longterm bisphosphonate use. The bodylogic scan offered on hologics horizon dxa system provides precise and indepth measurements including percent body fat, total. Body composition was determined by dxa using a pencil beam densitometer model qdr2000, pediatric software version 11. Body composition for human performance hologic dxa. Hologic signs exclusive agreement with dexalytics to offer body composition analysis software for athletes press releases may be edited for formatting or style february 22, 2018 business affairs. Hologic signs exclusive agreement with dexalytics to offer. Iview software for contrast enhanced 2d imaging hologic. Dxa body composition is much more than whole body percent fat. The partnership provides the sports science and human performance industry with a solution to harness body composition data obtained from dual xray absorptiometry dxa scans, compare it to sport and positionspecific standards, and provide. Dexalytics leverages bestinclass body composition data and. This hour long training is presented as two modules, a didactic presentation and an interactive selfguided studyset.
Summit medical group oregon offers advanced body composition analysis using a technique called dxa dualenergy xray absorptiometry. Department of health and human services the american academy of pediatrics and the u. Online course for technologists this online course awards. The bodylogic scan can help inform individualized training programs for athletes. System reliability versus user accuracy and precision 47 combinations, e. The primary clinical application of dualenergy xray absorptiometry dxa or dexa is the measurement of bone mineral content bmc, g and bone mineral density bmd, gcm 2 of the lumbar spine and proximal femur to assess risk for osteoporosis. Dexalytics cloudbased software leverages this bestinclass body composition data and more than 30 years of dxa research to provide critical measurements that extend beyond the traditional metrics of body fat percentage, total lean mass, and total fat mass used in the past.
First, all cells have a outer wall made of fat phospholipids. Our portfolio of lifesaving and lifeenhancing products encompasses breast and skeletal solutions, gyn surgical solutions, and diagnostic solutions. Data for the bmi, weight, and height graphs come from u. Understanding body composition assessment with visceral fat. The course will explain the differences between subcutaneous and visceral fat, body composition assessment concepts, and how it can be a useful tool in a facility. The information is translated into an easytointerpret report for. Jacob wilson, ceo and director of the applied science and performance institute, describes his confidence in the dxa system to deliver accurate body. This information is critical for accurately assessing the state of a patient or athletes health and defining successful treatment plans and training programs. Rats then were placed in a prone position on the platform and scanned with dxa using hologic ultra high resolution rat whole body composition software 3. Hologics horizon dual xray absorptiometry dxa system already provides precise body composition assessment.
With wholebody, body composition, visceral fat, frax, iva. Each scan took 15 min, allowing rats vital signs to be monitored by sight until they awoke. Effects of a ketogenic diet on body composition and strength. It covers the innovative technology behind cview software including how cview 2d images are created and used with breast tomosynthesis images as well as case examples. This asrt approved online course, held by hologic, is for technologists who want to earn one 1 continuing education ce credit. Mar 06, 2018 dexalytics cloudbased software leverages this bestinclass body composition data and more than 30 years of dxa research to provide critical measurements that extend beyond the traditional metrics of body fat percentage, total lean mass, and total fat mass used in the past. National health and nutrition examination survey body composition procedures manual revised january 2004. Wilson, himself a leading innovator in the field of human performance, hologic is the leading innovator in measuring body composition, continually making improvements in terms of resolution, science and userfriendliness. In addition to the reports provided by the hologic discovery a software.
Hologics new horizon dxa system generates the crisp, clear, highresolution images you need to accurately assess bone density, fracture risk, body composition, and calcified plaque in the abdominal aorta. The hologic discovery dxa system enables you to identify patients at risk for osteoporosis and other debilitating conditions. What are your thoughts on lunar versus hologic dxa for. Our hologic discovery a model dxa scanner usually used for bone density testing is equipped with the software module that distinguishes lean mass, bone and fat including visceral adipose tissue and calculates your total body composition. In short, the horizon dxa system delivers remarkable. Estimates of body fat in children by hologic qdr2000 and. More recently, some have recommended that athletes adhere to ketogenic diets in order to optimize changes in body composition during training. Authored by jennifer ketterly, university of north.
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