It's finally here after a year of delay and it's time to put our beloved Hologic Discovery A DXA Scanner to rest. It reached an "End of Life" stage where parts are increasingly scarce and a breakdown would by problematic to deal with.  Reminds me of our personal "End of Life" scenarios. Our Discovery A was with us about 11 years and was a pretty much flawless workhorse and with its special capabilities allowed us to participate in 2 research studies over the years. The 1st was with the UT Health Orthopedic Department where we analyzed bone density in elderly Hispanic men with Type 2 Diabetes. The second study was a Body Composition study with a cancer center in the valley that was studying a novel monoclonal antibody cancer drug for patients with far advanced colon cancer.  This scanner has qualified us to participate in two Lilly Studies 16T-MC-AMCE and 16T-MC-AMCE Phase 3 studies looking at combining a GLP-1 drug (for obesity) with Omvoh (Mirikizumab) which is used for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis as well as one cancer patient from the START Center for Cancer Care.  The scanner has been very busy doing our DXA Body Composition Testing and we are now adding calculation of your "muscle mass indices" based on European and National Institute of Aging (NIH) Criteria for Low Muscle Mass. Of course the scanner also looks at your visceral fat!  Check out our "Lean Mass Indices Calculator" and links for the European and NIH Criteria.

Hologic Horizon A DXA Bone Densitometry Specifications

Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture

 

Coming in 2026!      Research Level Grip Strength Testing! Jamar Smart Electronic Dynamometer

Ipad Controlled App

Plus!

Dr. Christian now a Certified Clinical Densitometrist by the  International Society of Clinical Densitometry.   

And our DXA Testing Center has been approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a Healing Arts Osteoporosis/Bone Density Screening Site and accepts self-referrals for DXA Bone Density Testing.

 

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