Whole Body DXA and Body Composition

What’s inside

Thirteen chapters in the order of real work, written in plain language, with every number linked to its source (ISCD Official Positions, NHANES reference data, sarcopenia consensus papers).

1. What a whole body scan measuresThree-compartment model, R-value, dose, DXA vs BIA, CT and MRI
2. Indications and limitationsThe one contraindication and what is only a limitation
3. Patient preparationA same-conditions checklist for follow-up scans
4. PositioningNHANES protocol, patients wider than the field, reflection scans
5. Scan analysisRegional lines, android and gynoid, artifacts
6. Report measurementsRequired vs optional, FMI, LMI, ALMI, VAT
7. Reference data and Z-scoresNHANES 1999–2004, FMI classes
8. Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesityEWGSOP2, AWGS, FNIH, SDOC, GLIS side by side
9. Precision and LSCThe 3–2–2 rule and follow-up scans
10. QC and cross-calibrationWeekly phantom, the 10 + 10 rule
11. PediatricsAges 5–19, TBLH, Z-scores only
12. Special situationsSpinal cord injury, HIV lipodystrophy, bariatric surgery, amputations
13. Exam trapsFourteen statements candidates most often get wrong

Plus 33 self-check questions with an answer key and explanations, real scan images and report pages from the author’s archive, and a full source list.