iNSiGHT DXA Preclinical Cabinet X-Ray

The iNSiGHT DXA system is a state-of-the-art in vivo Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA/DEXA) technology designed for preclinical research. It provides a comprehensive solution for evaluating a wide range of metabolic disorders, such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, obesity, and musculoskeletal pathologies, including bone regeneration and muscle wasting diseases.

This system is equipped with a fully shielded X-ray cabinet, making it suitable for small animal DXA applications, with a focus on mice, rats, and animals of similar size (up to 5kg). It provides fast and efficient body composition measurements. The system’s fast scan times of 25 seconds, combined with its low-dose radiation, make it ideal for longitudinal studies.

The iNSiGHT system uses dual energy x-rays to obtain highly accurate and reproducible body composition measurements. The system assigns each pixel to one of three compartments: fat mass, non-bone/lean mass, or bone mineral content, providing measurements such as bone mineral density, bone mineral content, bone area, tissue area, fat tissue as a percentage and weight, lean tissue as a percentage and weight, and total weight in grams.

This technology is non-invasive, non-destructive, and does not require any pre-treatment of the animal, contrast, or substrate injection. The iNSiGHT system also provides specific bone length measurements that can be drawn from the 2D x-ray image.

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