Official Position of the Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism (ABRASSO) on the evaluation of body composition by densitometry-part II (clinical aspects): interpretation, reporting, and special situations.
Sergio Setsuo MaedaBen-Hur AlbergariaVera Lúcia SzejnfeldMarise Lazaretti-CastroHenrique Pierotti ArantesMarcela UshidaDiogo Souza DomicianoRosa Maria Rodrigues PereiraRosângela Villa Marin-MioMônica Longo de OliveiraLaura Maria Carvalho de MendonçaMirley do PradoGuilherme Cardenaz de SouzaCecília Zanin PalchettiRoseli Oselka Saccardo SarniMaria Teresa TerreriLuiz Claudio Gonçalves de CastroSilvana Martinez Baraldi ArtoniLizandra AmorosoDébora Emy KarcherCarla M PradoMaria Cristina GonzalezMarcelo de Medeiros PinheiroPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2022)
This document offers recommendations for the use of DXA in body composition evaluation, including indications, interpretation, and applications, to serve as a guiding tool in clinical practice and research for health care professionals in Brazil.