1. WDI uses Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
(Modalities/Radiology )

... successful they are in making them." The results provided by DXA imaging can help health care professionals treat conditions such as obesity, anorexia nervosa, cystic fibrosis, and chronic renal failure. ...

2. Criteria to detect bone mass deficiencies in children with chronic diseases
(Communities/Musculoskeletal )

... now have a practical tool to help determine whether children with chronic diseases like Crohn's, juvenile arthritis and anorexia nervosa – or those undergoing cancer treatment – are at increased risk for ...

3. GE introduces application for bone mineral density assessment in children
(Company News/GE Healthcare)

... diseases/conditions for which body composition values are useful include chronic renal failure, anorexia nervosa, obesity, AIDS/HIV and cystic fibrosis. Lunar iDXA software also gives physicians dedicated ...

4. Menstruation key to bone rebuilding in anorexics
(Imported/Imported)

... observations may be important to an understanding of the mechanism of possible reversal of osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa, for which there is as yet no effective treatment," Dr. Jennifer Dominguez of ...

5. Persistent brain changes seen in former anorexics
(Imported/Imported)

Young women with a history of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa exhibit persistent structural brain changes and cognitive deficits, according to Canadian investigators. Dr. Debra K. Katzman of the ...

6. Sense of taste different in women with anorexia nervosa
(Imported/Imported)

A new study finds that women with anorexia have distinct differences in the insulta - the specific part of the brain that is important for recognizing taste.Although anorexia nervosa is categorized as ...

7. Brain patterns of former anorexics reveal clues to disorder's lasting impact
(Imported/Imported)

... after more than a year of maintaining a normalized body weight, young women who recovered from anorexia nervosa show vastly different patterns of brain activity compared to similar women without the eating ...

8. Persistent brain changes seen in former anorexics
(Imported/Imported)

Tags: [anorexia nervosa, structural brain changes, larger lateral ventricles, temporal horns]  ...