Aging and imaging assessment of body composition: from fat to facts

F Ponti, A Santoro, D Mercatelli, C Gasperini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The aging process is characterized by the chronic inflammatory status called
“inflammaging”, which shares major molecular and cellular features with the metabolism …

DXA parameters, Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) and Bone Mineral Density (BMD), in fracture risk prediction in endocrine-mediated secondary osteoporosis

E Shevroja, FP Cafarelli, G Guglielmi, D Hans - Endocrine, 2021 - Springer
Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by low bone mass and alterations of bone
microarchitecture, leading to an increased risk for fragility fractures and, eventually, to …

Fragility fractures: risk factors and management in the elderly

F Migliorini, R Giorgino, F Hildebrand, F Spiezia… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Given the progressive ageing of Western populations, the fragility fractures market has a
growing socioeconomic impact. Fragility fractures are common in the elderly, negatively …

[HTML][HTML] Body composition with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: from basics to new tools

C Messina, D Albano, S Gitto, L Tofanelli… - … imaging in medicine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in nowadays considered one of the most versatile
imaging techniques for the evaluation of metabolic bone disorders such as osteoporosis …

Come back skinfolds, all is forgiven: a narrative review of the efficacy of common body composition methods in applied sports practice

AM Kasper, C Langan-Evans, JF Hudson, TE Brownlee… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Whilst the assessment of body composition is routine practice in sport, there remains
considerable debate on the best tools available, with the chosen technique often based …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative imaging techniques for the assessment of osteoporosis and sarcopenia

S Guerri, D Mercatelli, MPA Gómez… - … imaging in medicine …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bone and muscle are two deeply interconnected organs and a strong relationship between
them exists in their development and maintenance. The peak of both bone and muscle mass …

Management of osteoporosis and spinal fractures: contemporary guidelines and evolving paradigms

N Imamudeen, A Basheer, AM Iqbal… - Clinical medicine & …, 2022 - Marshfield Clinic
Physicians involved in treating spine fractures secondary to osteopenia and osteoporosis
should know the pathogenesis and current guidelines on managing the underlying …

The effects of resistance exercise on biomarkers of breast cancer prognosis: a pooled analysis of three randomized trials

KM Winters-Stone, LJ Wood, S Stoyles… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2018 - AACR
Background: Using a secondary data analysis from randomized controlled trials comparing
one year of resistance exercise (n= 109) to a placebo control condition (n= 106) in …

The effect of resistance training on body composition during and after cancer treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Clifford, S Koizumi, MA Wewege, HB Leake, L Ha… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Changes in body composition during cancer treatments have been linked with
poorer outcomes, and increased morbidity and mortality. The effect of resistance training …

Bone mineral density and mortality in end-stage renal disease patients

K Iseri, L Dai, Z Chen, AR Qureshi… - Clinical kidney …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Osteoporosis characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) as assessed by dual-energy
X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is common among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients …