Comparison of the effectiveness of 2 dual-energy X-ray absorptiometers with that of total body water and computed tomography in assessing changes in body composition during weight change
Author(s) -
Frances A. Tylavsky,
Timothy G. Lohman,
Maurice Dockrell,
Thomas Lang,
Dale A. Schoeller,
Jim Y. Wan,
Thomas Fuerst,
Jane A. Cauley,
Michael C. Nevitt,
Tamara B. Harris
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/77.2.356
Subject(s) - pencil (optics) , densitometer , beam (structure) , nuclear medicine , beam energy , mathematics , medicine , optics , physics
Little information is available on the assessment of changes in body composition as a function of weight change with the use of the fan beam of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
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