Current Applications and Selected Technical Details of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Piotr Sawicki; Marek Tałałaj; Katarzyna Życińska; Wojciech S. Zgliczyński; Waldemar Wierzba

doi:10.12659/MSM.930839

16 June 2021 : Review article

Current Applications and Selected Technical Details of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Piotr Sawicki^1ABCDEF*, Marek Tałałaj^2D, Katarzyna Życińska^13DEG, Wojciech S. Zgliczyński^4DFG, Waldemar Wierzba^56DEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930839

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930839

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Background Importance of the DXA in Diagnostics of BMD Safety Considerations Regarding Radiation Dose DXA Diagnosis of Vertebral Fractures Using VFA Visualization of Abdominal Aortic Calcifications (AAC) Evaluation of Hip Structure Analysis (HSA) Diagnosis of Atypical Femur Fracture (AFF) Evaluation of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Evaluation of FRAX Definition and Importance of TBS Body Composition Assessment Evaluation of Periprosthetic DXA Other Functions Conclusions

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Figure 7 Result of the body composition assessment – soft tissues. The table on the left shows (parameters from the left, marked in the black circle, respectively): the mass of adipose tissue, the sum of the mass of other soft tissues and bone tissue, the total mass, and the percentage of fat tissue in individual ROIs, including the android and gynoid region (A and G in red circle, respectively). In the tables on the right are presented, among others: percentage of total body fat mass (blue circle), parameters of visceral adipose tissue (green circle), and parameters useful in the assessment of loss of muscle mass (purple circle).

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