Our History
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How it all started
Dr. Dengel began his DXA/body research
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Research Began
Use of DXA to measure abdominal fat -
A New Beginning
Dr. Dengel joins the University of Minnesota faculty -
Teaming Up
Dr. Bosch joins Dr. Dengel's Lab -
NFL Team Studies
Dr. Dengel's lab started working with an NFL Team on using DXA scans for body composition -
More Research
- Began studies on body composition of National Football League players - Abdominal visceral adipose tissue differences in NFL football players -
Dexaltyics is born
Dr. Dengel and Bosch developed Dexalytics in partnership with Education Technology Innovations team at the University of Minnesota -
Assessing Method
Developed method for assessing lateral compartmental leg composition using dual- X-ray absorptiometry -
Dexalytics Beta
Initiate studies on ACL and leg composition -
Dexalytics:TEAMS(TM)
Announced distribution partnership with Hologic, Inc. for North America.
Who Are We?

Abdominal body composition difference in NFL football players.
J Strength Cond Res 28(12):3313-3319, 2014.

Body composition and bone mineral density of national football league players.
J Strength Cond Res 28(1):1-6, 2014.

Total And Segmental Body Composition Examination In Collegiate Football Players Using Multifrequency Bia And Dxa.
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density of Division 1 Collegiate Football Players, a Consortium of College Athlete Research (C-CAR) Study
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Fitness level is associated with sex-specific regional fat differences in normal weight young adults.
J Endocrinol Diabetes 2(2):1-5, 2015.

In adult twins, visceral fat accumulation depends more on exceeding sex-specific adiposity thresholds than on genetics.
Metabolism 64:991-998, 2015.

Accuracy and reliability of assessing lateral compartmental leg composition using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 49(4):833-839, 2017.

Association of Compartmental Leg Lean Mass Measured by Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry With Force Production
The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

Validation of a three-dimensional body scanner for body composition measures
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72(8):1191-1194, 2018.

Body Composition in Football Players
NSCA Coach 5.4/NSCA.com

Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density of Division 1 Collegiate Football Players
The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

Body Composition and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Female Collegiate Equestrian Athletes
International Journal of Sports Medicine 2019; 40(06): 404 - 408

Total and Regional Body Composition of NCAA Division I Collegiate Baseball Athletes
Int J Sports Med 2019; 40(07): 447-452

Total and Regional Body Composition of NCAA Division I Collegiate Female Softball Athletes
Int J Sports Med 2019; 40(10): 645-649

Total and Regional Body Composition of NCAA Division I Collegiate Basketball Athletes
International Journal of Sports Medicine 41(4):242-247, 2020

Body composition and bone mineral density of division 1 collegiate track and field athletes, a consortium of college athlete research (C-CAR) study
Journal of Clinical Densitometry 23(2):303-313, 2020

Association of Compartmental Leg Lean Mass Measured by Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry With Force Production
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: June 2020 - Volume 34 - Issue 6 - p 1690-1699

Assessing Agreement of Lateral Leg Muscle and Bone Composition Using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry
Journal of Clinical Densitometry 23(3): 451-458, 2020

Positional Body Composition of Female Division I Collegiate Volleyball Players
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: November 2020 - Volume 34 - Issue 11 - p 3055-3061

Body composition of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) division I female soccer athletes through competitive seasons
International Journal of Sports Medicine 41:766-770, 2020

The DXA Method: Body composition and Bone Mineral Density of NCAA Division I College Male and Female Track and Field Athletes
Techniques for Track & Field and Cross Country

Re-opening Exercise Science Laboratories and Testing During the Covid-19 Endemic Phase
Int J Sports Med 2021; 42: 789–793

Male and Female Collegiate Ice Hockey Athletes' Body Composition Over Competitive Seasons
Int J Sports Med 2021; 42(14): 1313-1318 DOI: 10.1055/a-1489-8188

Positional Differences in Muscle-to-bone Ratio in National Football League Players
International Journal of Sports Medicine 10.1055/a-2089-8068