Abstract
This study discusses and analyzes the advancements made in DEXA and its
applications in diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as osteoporosis.
Table of Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Scope and Methodology
- Overview of Osteoporosis and Introduction to DEXA
- Bone Atrophy and Osteoporosis--Causes and Effects
- Osteoporosis Diagnostic Tools
2 TECHNOLOGY FACTOR ADOPTION ANALYSIS
- Technology Primer
- What Causes Bone Mineral Loss?
- Bone Response to Stress
- Technology Drivers and Challenges
- Drivers for the Industry/Technology
- Industry/Technology-Related Challenges
- Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis
- Technologies for the Future--A Synopsis
- Strategic Recommendations and Analysis
3 OSTEOPOROSIS VENDORS AND OFFERINGS
- Corporate Vendors and Offerings
- A Family of Densitometers to the Rescue of Clinicians in Combating
Osteoporosis
- Assessment of Vertebral Fracture Made Easy through Innovative Means and
a Brilliant Technology
- Hand-Based Radiograph for Bone Density Measurement
- A 3D Technique for Determining Bone Geometry
- A Combination of Technologies to Alter the Landscape of Osteoporosis
- University Research
- Estimation of Osteological Health of Archeological Samples using DXA
- DXA for Body Composition Assessment in Adults
- Accurate COPD Diagnosis Using DXA
4 PATENTS AND KEY CONTACTS AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- United States Patents and European Patents
- United States Patents
- European Patents
- Analysis of Patents
- Key Contacts and Glossary
- Key Contacts--Corporates and Universities
- Glossary
5 DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE
- Database Tables
- Number of Hospital Beds (1999-2006)
- Number of Physicians (1999-2006)
- Number of Physicians (2002-2012)
- Number of Nurses (1999-2006)
- Number of Nurses (2002-2012)
- Total Healthcare Expenditure (2002-2012)
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