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