GE Healthcare Prodigy User Manual

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Prodigy required no user intervention 86% of the time, compared with only 53% for Hologic QDR. Steinberg DM. Comparison
of spine scan autoanalysis using Hologic and GE Lunar fan-beam bone densitometers. ISCD Abstract, 2003.

Simonelli C, Del Rio L, Binkley N. Comparison of spine BMD measurements from DXA with and without leg elevation. Abstract
published J Bone Miner Res, 2004.

InSite may not be available in all markets.

Comparison of patient dose using typical modes at most common skeletal sites. GE Prodigy and Hologic measurements
are in micro-Grays (µGy) to be directly comparable. Information collected from Hologic Discovery™ Series and Explorer™
Technical Specifications Manual, December 2003, and GE Lunar Safety Information and Technical Specifications, October 2008.
Compared to other X-ray procedures, the radiation dose from DXA procedures is relatively very low. DXA technology requires
minimal radiation to generate measurements of bone health.

Hunt SM, et al. Changing Bone Densitometers in Clinical Practice: Effect on Precision Error. Presented at the American Society
for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, September 23 to 27, 2005, Nashville, TN, USA.

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