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16 June 2021: Review Articles

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

Figure 6 Result of the body composition assessment - skeletal system. ROIs are defined by lines 1–7. The line number 1 separating the head should pass directly below the chin. The line number 2 separating the spine from the chest should pass as close to the spine as possible. The line number 3 separating the upper limbs from the body should pass through the shoulder joints as close to the body as possible. A perpendicular line inside the area defined by line number 2 should separate the thoracic spine from the lumbar spine. The line number 4 separating the pelvis from the trunk should pass over the upper edge of the iliac crests. The line number 5 separating the pelvis from the lower limbs should cross the femoral necks. Line number 6 should cut the airspace between the upper and lower limbs and line number 7 the airspace between the lower limbs.

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Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750
Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750