Medical News Today: What to know about DEXA scans
The DEXA scan assesses bone density and can determine whether a person has weaker bones that are at risk of fracture. No special preparation is necessary. Learn more about DEXA scans here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news
Ultrasound equal to DEXA for assessing bone health
Ultrasound of the calcaneus, or heel bone, produced results equal to data gathered...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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USPSTF posts final osteoporosis screening planComments:
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The ultrasound technique Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry (REMS) provides full DXA equivalent results from AP Spine and Femur scans - including fragility information better than TBS... please see [link=h...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 26, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
3D patient-specific finite element models of the proximal femur based on DXA towards the classification of fracture and non-fracture cases - Wills CR, Olivares AL, Tassani S, Ceresa M, Zimmer V, Gonz ález Ballester MA, Del Río LM, Humbert L, Noailly J.
Osteoporotic bone fractures reduce quality of life and drastically increase mortality. Minimally irradiating imaging techniques such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) allow assessment of bone loss through the use of bone mineral density (BMD) as de... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hologic starts selling Viera portable breast ultrasound
Women's imaging firm Hologic has started selling its new Viera handheld breast...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Hologic's Q2 sales grow but charge leads to red ink
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Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic
Philips signs deal with Hologic for mammography
Hologic inks DEXA agreement with U. of Minn. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 20, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hologic's Q2 sales grow but charge leads to red ink
Revenue increases in its breast health and international businesses helped...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Hologic wins FDA approval for new DBT technologies
Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic
Philips signs deal with Hologic for mammography
Hologic inks DEXA agreement with U. of Minn.
Hologic revenues climb in 1st quarter (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 4, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hologic wins FDA approval for new DBT technologies
Women's imaging firm Hologic said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic
Philips signs deal with Hologic for mammography
Hologic inks DEXA agreement with U. of Minn.
Hologic revenues climb in 1st quarter
Hologic launches new mini C-arm system (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Philips signs deal with Hologic for mammography
VIENNA - Philips Healthcare has signed a deal with women's imaging firm Hologic...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Hologic inks DEXA agreement with U. of Minn.
Hologic revenues climb in 1st quarter
Philips to open new Ohio R&D facility for CT
Hologic launches new mini C-arm system (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 2, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Smaller radius width in women with distal radius fractures compared to women without fractures - Kiebzak G, Sassard WR.
Introduction Bone mineral density (BMD) measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is typically used to assess fracture risk. However, other factors such as bone size and the forward momentum of a fall (a function of body size) can also potentia... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Hologic inks DEXA agreement with U. of Minn.
Women's imaging firm Hologic has signed an agreement with the University of...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Hologic revenues climb in 1st quarter
Hologic launches new mini C-arm system
Hologic launches $1B private offering
FDA clears Hologic's breast density assessment software
Hologic sees strong growth in Q4 revenues (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 22, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Cross-cultural validation of the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale in Serbian community-dwelling women at risk for osteoporotic fracture - Aleksic J, Zvekic-Svorcan J, Vujasinovic Stupar N, Jeremic I, Grgurevic A.
OBJECTIVE: Cross-cultural validation of the Serbian version of the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES). METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved 257 women aged 65 years and above who were referred for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry examinati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
BMI: Tom Brady is obese?
Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measurement of your body fat percentage. And based on the results, you are labeled normal, overweight or obese.
But BMI can give you some crazy results. Using this measurement, I’m considered obese.
And so is NFL superstar Tom Brady.
You see, BMI only compares your height against your weight. It doesn’t distinguish between fat and muscle. But here’s the thing… Muscle is much denser than fat. So if you have a lot of muscle, you can have a high BMI but still be lean. There’s a much more reliable test to measure your body’s composition of fat and muscle. It’s called dual-ener...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 19, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Phase 3 Head-to-Head Trial Showed KYPROLIS ® (Carfilzomib) Significantly Improved Overall Survival Compared To Velcade® (Bortezomib) In Relapsed Or Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients
First-and-Only Head-to-Head Study Comparing Proteasome Inhibitors to Demonstrate Statistically Significant Improved Overall Survival
Detailed Results Will be Presented at the 16th International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) in New Delhi
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced positive results from a planned overall survival (OS) interim analysis of the Phase 3 head-to-head ENDEAVOR trial. The study met the key secondary endpoint of OS, demonstrating that patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma treated with KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib) and dexamethasone (Kd) lived ...
Source: Amgen News Release - February 28, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Pro-Dex deals Oregon Micro Systems biz to GM for $640k
Pro-Dex (NSDQ:PDEX) said yesterday it sold its Oregon Micro Systems division for $640,000 to OMS Motion, a corporation formed by the division’s long time general manager Phil Brown.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company’s OMS division designs and manufactures embedded multi-axis motion controllers to be sold to distributors or original equipment manufacturers in automation and research industries.
“The sale of our OMS division will allow us to invest in our research and development efforts of our medical device product portfolio. We are pleased that this sale was consummated so quickly, in part due to the kno...
Source: Mass Device - January 31, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Mergers & Acquisitions Pro-Dex Inc. Source Type: news
Higher muscle mass associated with lower mortality risk in people with heart disease
FINDINGS
Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA found that cardiovascular disease patients who have high muscle mass and low fat mass have a lower mortality risk than those with other body compositions. The findings also suggest that regardless of a person’s level of fat mass, a higher level of muscle mass helps reduce the risk of death.
This findings indicate the importance of assessing body composition as a way to help predict cardiovascular and total mortality in people with cardiovascular disease.
BACKGROUND
In previous studies on the relationship between body composition and mortality, the rese...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 19, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
