Demetech brings Calscan to U.S.

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
May 17, 2004

Swedish bone densitometry developer Demetech has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its DXL Calscan bone densitometer.

DXL Calscan employs the Stockholm-based vendor's DXA + laser measurement (DXL) technique. DXA + estimates bone mineral density (BMD) using the conventional dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) approach, but also adds laser measurement of the region of interest.

Performing laser measurement enables calculation and exclusion of patient-specific adipose tissue (fat) variations from results, Demetech said.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
May 18, 2004

Copyright © 2004 AuntMinnie.com

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