Body Composition Core (DXA)

Overview

At Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the Body Composition Core Lab is part of the Clinical Translational Research Center.

The Body Composition Core Lab provides access to imaging techniques using

• Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) for the measurement of total body bone, lean and fat mass and for measurement of regional bone mass and density

• Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) for three-dimensional measurement of bone density of the radius and tibia

Contact Us
For more information about the Clinical Translational Research Center Body Composition Core Laboratory at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, please contact Suzanne Summer, 513-636-8549 or suzanne.summer@cchmc.org .

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