Osteoporosis affects approximately 8 million women and 2 million men in the United States. The associated fractures are a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in up to 50 percent of older women. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry to screen all women 65 years and older and women 60 to 64 years of age who have increased fra...

Karate is a widely practiced combat sport. Karatekas’ body composition has typically been obtained in small groups using skinfolds or bioelectric impedance. In this work, we assessed three-compartment the accurate dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry technique (QDR Horizon, Hologic) large sample (n = 58; 74% males) of black belt karatekas. Stature-adjusted indices (fat mass index; fat-free bone min...

The risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease increase significantly with age. Because of the long silent latency of these diseases, there is the opportunity for primary prevention before clinical symptoms occur. The newer fan beam dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) systems can detect vertebral fractures with fast, low dose lateral scans of the vertabrae from T4 to L4 in as little as ...

Significant improvements in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) concerning quality, image resolution and image acquisition time have allowed the development of various functions. DXA can evaluate bone quality by indirect analysis of micro- and macro-architecture of the bone, which and improve the prediction of fracture risk. DXA can also detect existing fractures, such as vertebral fractures...