Ultrasound similar to what doctors use on pregnant mothers to see their unborn children in utero uses safe levels of sound waves and measures their reverberations as they cross through the barriersinterfaces between fat muscle and bone. An accurate assessment of body composition is important to identify health risk associated with.
Bodymetrix Professional Ultrasound Body Composition
Ultrasound body fat measurement. Two points contact electrode at two sides of lcd display using bioelectrical impedance analysis bia. Fit beyond measure uses ultrasound technology to measure your body fat and muscle thickness. 5mm lcd display size. Sound travels in the form of a cyclical wave and humans can detect sound with a frequency in. Ultrasonic body fat analyzer height and weight scale. Uses ultrasound technology to accurately measure fat muscle thickness and calculate body composition scan targeted areas to directly see changes in your fat and muscle thickness integrated software tracks graphs body fat weight fat thickness.
080 195 meter division of height. Ultrasound as a tool to assess body fat 1. Calculate bmr and bmr with activity. 7080mm blue light methods of measurement of body fat. Accurate portable techniques are needed to facilitate use in clinical settings. Ultrasound measurements are not affected by hydration exercise level and caffeine intake therefore providing more consistent results.
The software uses these measurements to calculate body fat percentage. Measurement of body composition to assess health risk and prevention is expanding. This study evaluated the accuracy and repeatability of a portable ultrasound us in comparison to a four compartment criterion for percent body fat fat in overweightobese adults. Simply touch the device to one or more skin points on your body to detect the true fat thickness at each measurement point.