Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or formerly DEXA) is a technique used to measure bone mineral density (BMD). The preferred regions for BMD measurement are lumbar spine, proximal femur and whole ...

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Romosozumab plus alendronate led to a greater improvement in bone strength than alendronate alone in postmenopausal women ...

Despite an increased risk for complications and death in men after fractures, the US Preventive Services Task Force maintains there’s insufficient evidence to recommend osteoporosis screening for men.

One of the most commonly used diagnostic methods, appendicular lean mass (ALM) measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been reported ...

A new editorial was published in Volume 16, Issue 22 of Aging (Aging-US) on December 11, 2024, titled “ISarcoPRM algorithm ...

The Rice Recreation Center recently introduced Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scans, which Anatolia Vick-Kregel, senior associate director of health and well-being at Rice, described as a ...

Services offered were body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA); body volume/density by underwater weighting; free-living energy expenditure by doubly-labeled water; 24-h energy ...

Objectives Relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs) is a syndrome resulting from problematic low energy availability (LEA).

A device made to diagnose osteoporosis is being marketed to track fitness goals. A midlife athlete finds out if the hype is ...

Treatment with romosozumab led to improvements in bone microarchitecture among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

Pharmatest Services has purchased two new devices for bone imaging, the SkyScan 1276 high-resolution desktop in vivo Micro-computed tomography ...