DEXA for Body Composition: BMC, FAT, LEAN

DEXA scanning is a nondestructive technology to precisely and accurately measure many parameters of whole-body composition in small animals. Originally designed for noninvasive measurement of bone density, DEXA is now also widely used for body composition measurements.

  • DEXA provides excellent reproducibility of data in both lean and obese lab animals.
  • DEXA mouse body composition measures correlate well to chemical analysis measures,  but DEXA is a much faster process and assesses body composition in vivo.
  • Body composition analysis by DEXA is based on the characteristic “signatures” of differential attenuation of low and high energy X-rays by specific tissues.
  • To analyze a particular substance (eg, BMD, BMC, FAT, LEAN), researchers work with the dual energy X-ray characteristics of the material to be analyzed in order to obtain mass values in a sample.
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DEXA InAlyzer study of body composition of a rat

The advanced software overlays the area calculated for bone, lean tissue, and fat tissue on a single image for the entire animal.

Body composition measurement result

The software can analyze the entire composition, and specific regions of interest drawn by the end user to explore certain regions of the body.

DEXA body composition view

Body composition view

Body composition images are provided in color to be easily checked for areas with high body fat ratio.

DEXA tissue view

Tissue view

Select from various analytical images, including super-resolution X-ray image, bone image, tissue image, and body composition image.

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    Are you interested in DEXA scanning but aren’t sure if it will work for your application?  We would be happy to help you determine if an InAlyer DEXA system is right for you and suited for your application. Our Micro Photonics Laboratory has an InAlyzer DEXA system available for a thorough investigation of your sample.

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    Send in a sample and our DEXA experts will do the rest. We will measure bone mineral density or body composition, based on your sample and the results you are seeking.

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