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Recently, GE Healthcare launched Corescan*, which allows physicians to measure visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Also known as "belly fat" or "organ fat," VAT is located around the organs and is related to diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
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"Just as GE Lunar has advanced the monitoring and treatment osteoporosis and fracture risk over the past 40 years, we are continuing this tradition of innovation with CoreScan in the areas of obesity and diseases like type 2 diabetes," concluded Singh.
Mike Kelly, GE Healthcare Lunar business leader, added, "The next 40 years for Lunar will be as strong and innovative as the last. We continue to make strategic investments in our people and products. We're excited for upcoming products and features that will help change the way clinicians care for their patients."
With Lunar, GE Healthcare is a leader in developing versatile applications of DXA technology and its commitment to this innovation remains. After 40 years, GE Lunar continues the tradition of advancing skeletal health and body composition assessment.
*Trademark of General Electric Company.
World Health Organization, "Fact Sheet: Obesity and overweight." http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
Other useful links: http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/articles/body-composition-analysis-tool-british-triathletes-london-2012/http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/articles/pga-tour/
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services to meet the demand for increased access, enhanced quality and more affordable healthcare around the world. GE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter - great people and technologies taking on tough challenges. From medical imaging, software & IT, patient monitoring and diagnostics to drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and performance improvement solutions, GE Healthcare helps medical professionals deliver great healthcare to their patients.
Caitlin Abele
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