Estimation of percentage body fat by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry: Evaluation by in vivo human elemental composition

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2619-2635

  Wang, Zimian ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^b   Chen, Zhao ^c   Zhu, Shankuan ^d   Pierson, Richard N ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FATS; BODY MASS; BONE MINERALS; DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL CONTENTS; HUMAN BODIES; IN-VIVO; MAJOR ELEMENTS; SOFT TISSUE; TWO PHOTON; WHOLE-BODY;

CALCIUM; ESTIMATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MINERALS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM; SETTLING TANKS; SODIUM;

LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951192301     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/9/013     Document Type: Article

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