We can help you in your sports medicine mission to study the role DXA imaging can play in supporting your athletes.
Body composition data including total bone, fat and lean mass alongside their associated distribution in the body are being used by leading sports teams to assist optimize the health, performance, and recovery of top athletes.5
At a Glance
Advanced tools for body composition insights
Evaluate athletes and help support your goals to optimize their performance
DXA body scanning technology
precisely measure lean and fat mass in the body
Smarter scanning with optional DXAVision
Faster total body scans for a better experience
DXA scans measure lean tissue, fat and bone mass
Elite athletic programs around the world use DXA Technology to measure lean tissue, fat and bone mass, using that data to help evaluate their players, optimizing for performance, monitoring injuries and tracking recovery progress.
Top Professional & Collegiate Sports Teams use DXA
- Athletic
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Ice Hockey
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Rugby
For competitive athletes, changes to body composition can significantly impact performance. By monitoring distribution of fat and lean mass, along with bone density, athletes and trainers receive valuable information to maximize performance.
Metabolic Information (Advanced Body Comp)
Tools to help athletes understand impact of diet, lifestyle and exercise on health and performance. Color Coding of Body Composition (lean, fat and bone distribution) images.
Metabolic results include RMR, RSMI, BMC, fat and lean trending and more.
Color mapping tool to set threshold adjustments to fat%.1
Sports Athletics Package
Smart scanning lets you easily select body regions to scan and report on, including Total Body Less Head (TBLH) and Smaller Body Composition. Use Smaller Body Composition (ROI) to monitor body symmetry and track injury recovery. Data can be help to develop rehabilitation programs.
Advanced Analytics
Provides deep analytic insights with custom equations, metrics and ratios based on 200+ parameters. Use to generate bone and body composition insights that can be applied across your athlete population (including retrospectively).
Smarter scanning with DXAVision™
To assess body composition, traditional Total Body exams scan the entire body and are one of the most time-consuming sites for a DXA exam. With new scan acquisition methods, DXAVision now offers a better experience that reduces both scan time and dose.
DXAVision provides a variety of benefits:
• Scans that are up to 40% faster than traditional Total Body exams2 • Three options for faster Total Body exams
• Lower radiation dose3 • Improve operator efficiency with a time-saving exam protocol
• Comprehensive reporting for BMD and body composition together4
Explore our Bone & Metabolic Health portfolio by learning more about our products and clinical applications
References
* DXA devices are prescription use device. Federal law restricts these devices to sale, or use, to or on the order of a licensed healthcare practitioner.
1. Color Mapping available on Lunar iDXA only.
2. Advanced body composition application overview - JB47869XX
3. Jone W, Pearson A, Hind K, et al. 2022 Precision of the GE Lunar Total Body-LessHead Scan for the Measurement of Three-Compartment Body Composition inAthletes. J Clin Densitom 25(4): 692-698
4. Corescan for VAT and SAT, Sarcopenia, and AFF are all optional features thatmust be purchased for results to appear within DXAVision reporting
5. Best practice recommendations for body composition considerations in sport to reduce health and performance risks - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37752006/