Open AccessEvaluation of Lunar Prodigy dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for assessing body composition in healthy persons and patients by comparison with the criterion 4-component model
Author(s) -
Jane Williams,
Jonathan C. K. Wells,
Catherine Wilson,
Dalia Haroun,
Alan Lucas,
Mary Fewtrell
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/83.5.1047
Subject(s) - dual energy x ray absorptiometry , dual energy , component (thermodynamics) , medicine , composition (language) , dual (grammatical number) , nuclear medicine , physics , bone mineral , osteoporosis , thermodynamics , philosophy , art , linguistics , literature
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used to assess body composition in research and clinical practice. Several studies have evaluated its accuracy in healthy persons; however, little attention has been directed to the same issue in patients.
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