Overview

Accurate, reproducible, and practical visceral fat quntifications on Lunar iDXA

To effectively assess obesity and metabolic diseases that affect millions of people, you need credible measurements of visceral fat—reproducible results from a validated method. Designed to do just that, CoreScan* gives you a fast and easy way to accurately quantify visceral fat.

The Lunar iDXA with the CoreScan application is the first and only system to quantify visceral fat by using low-dose, dual energy absorptiometry (DXA). It can help you predict patient risk, assess and manage treatment approaches, and add important contributions to the body of published research—all at a lower dose than conventional visceral fat measurement techniques.

Download the CoreScan Brochure (PDF).


Clinical image of body with visceral fat region identified.

Benefits

The CoreScan application offers you the following benefits:

ACCURACY

The CoreScan application features an exclusive algorithm that uses data from the Lunar iDXA body composition system—a validated DXA system you can trust.

REPRODUCIBILITY

Successful research and treatment begins with credible data: reproducible results from a validated method. CoreScan software sets a new standard for visceral fat quantification. It can help you predict cardio-metabolic risk, assess treatment approaches, and add important contributions to the body of published research. 

PRACTICALITY

The CoreScan application puts accurate visceral fat quantification within reach—opening new possibilities for clinicians and researchers. It provides a fast, easy method, whether assessing individual patients or performing large clinical studies—and at a lower dose of radiation than conventional visceral fat-measuring methods.

Technology

CoreScan enhances your visceral fat assessments with the following technological advantages:

ACCURACY

  • Excellent correlation with CT visceral-fat measurements, as shown in a study at Oregon Health & Science University1
  • Distinguishes between visceral and sub-cutaneous fat, using geometric calculations and attenuation measurements
  • Clear tissue characterization by Lunar iDXA provides the foundation for the CoreScan application to separate visceral fat from subcutaneous fat 

REPRODUCIBILITY

  • Standardized region of measurement determined by individual patient skeletal measurements
  • Assessment of the highly relevant android region (below the ribcage), where visceral fat deposits typically accumulate
  • Automatically defines the android region on each patient, avoiding variance between clinicians, machines, or research sites

PRACTICALITY

  • Fully automated algorithm processing for consistent, fast, and accurate results
  • Data displayed in terms of volume and mass for easy comparison and study across patient populations
  • Intuitive software that analyzes and displays results in just a few clicks
  • Processes visceral fat results with total body composition analysis—avoiding the need for separate image acquisition
  • Very low dose radiation exposure (less than the equivalent of one day of natural background radiation)2

See additional features in the latest enCORE software.


REFERENCES  
  1. Kaul S et al., “Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Quantification of Visceral Fat.” Obesity. Publication forthcoming.
  2. CRP Publication 60, 1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection,published in Annals of the ICRP 1991; 21:No. 1-3.

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Videos

CoreScan on Lunar iDXA: Dr. Mary Oates, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, on why visceral fat is important, and how the Lunar iDXA can precisely quantify it during body composition exams. 

CoreScan at RSNA: Laura Stoltenberg, general manager of GE Healthcare’s Lunar business, talks about CoreScan, a new application on Lunar iDXA that accurately quantifies visceral "belly" fat during body composition analysis, recently showcased at RSNA.