Technical Specifications:

GE iDXA

• Bone mineral density
• Body composition/lean mass
• Trabecular bone score (TBS)

Use: As per standard musculoskeletal applications

Want to know what the DXA can be used for?  Some of these papers are excellent examples:

Curtis, Elizabeth M, Rebecca J Moon, Nicholas C Harvey, and Cyrus Cooper. “The Impact of Fragility Fracture and Approaches to Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Worldwide.” Bone, DXA: 30 Years and Counting, 104, no. Supplement C (November 1, 2017): 29–38.

Dimai, Hans P. “Use of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) for Diagnosis and Fracture Risk Assessment; WHO-Criteria, T- and Z-Score, and Reference Databases.”Bone, DXA: 30 Years and Counting, 104, no. Supplement C (November 1, 2017): 39–43. 

McClung, M. R., K. Lippuner, M. L. Brandi, J. R. Zanchetta, H. G. Bone, R. Chapurlat, D. Hans, A. Wang, C. Zapalowski, and C. Libanati. “Effect of Denosumab on Trabecular Bone Score in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis.” Osteoporosis International 28, no. 10 (October 1, 2017): 2967–73. 

McKinlay, Christopher J. D., Wayne S. Cutfield, Malcolm R. Battin, Stuart R. Dalziel, Caroline A. Crowther, Jane E. Harding, and for the ACTORDS Follow-up Group. “Mid-Childhood Bone Mass After Exposure to Repeat Doses of Antenatal Glucocorticoids: A Randomized Trial.” Pediatrics 139, no. 5 (May 1, 2017): e20164250. 

Mousa, Aya, Negar Naderpoor, Maximilian P. J. de Courten, and Barbora de Courten. “Vitamin D and Symptoms of Depression in Overweight or Obese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study and Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.” The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, August 10, 2017. 

Shepherd, John A., Bennett K. Ng, Markus J. Sommer, and Steven B. Heymsfield. “Body Composition by DXA.” Bone, DXA: 30 Years and Counting, 104, no. Supplement C (November 1, 2017): 101–5. 

Silva, Barbara C, William D Leslie, Heinrich Resch, Olivier Lamy, Olga Lesnyak, Neil Binkley, Eugene V McCloskey, John A Kanis, and John P Bilezikian. “Trabecular Bone Score: A Noninvasive Analytical Method Based Upon the DXA Image.” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 29, no. 3 (March 1, 2014): 518–30.