Our History

  1. Dexalytics timeline 1995

    How it all started

    Dr. Dengel began his DXA/body research

  2. Research Began

    Use of DXA to measure abdominal fat
    timeline 1997
  3. Dexalytics timeline 2000

    A New Beginning

    Dr. Dengel joins the University of Minnesota faculty
  4. Teaming Up

    Dr. Bosch joins Dr. Dengel's Lab
    timeline 2011
  5. Dexalytics timeline 2012

    NFL Team Studies

    Dr. Dengel's lab started working with an NFL Team on using DXA scans for body composition
  6. More Research

    - Began studies on body composition of National Football League players - Abdominal visceral adipose tissue differences in NFL football players
    timeline 2014
  7. Dexalytics timeline 2015

    Dexaltyics is born

    Dr. Dengel and Bosch developed Dexalytics in partnership with Education Technology Innovations team at the University of Minnesota
  8. Assessing Method

    Developed method for assessing lateral compartmental leg composition using dual- X-ray absorptiometry
    timeline 2016
  9. Dexalytics timeline 2017

    Dexalytics Beta

    Initiate studies on ACL and leg composition
  10. Dexalytics:TEAMS(TM)

    Announced distribution partnership with Hologic, Inc. for North America.
    timeline 2018
  11. Dexalytics timeline 2018

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Who Are We?

Abdominal body composition difference in NFL football players.

J Strength Cond Res 28(12):3313-3319, 2014.

Bosch et al

Body composition and bone mineral density of national football league players.

J Strength Cond Res 28(1):1-6, 2014.

Dengel et al

Total And Segmental Body Composition Examination In Collegiate Football Players Using Multifrequency Bia And Dxa.

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

Raymond et al

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

Bosch et al

Fitness level is associated with sex-specific regional fat differences in normal weight young adults.

J Endocrinol Diabetes 2(2):1-5, 2015.

Bosch et al

In adult twins, visceral fat accumulation depends more on exceeding sex-specific adiposity thresholds than on genetics.

Metabolism 64:991-998, 2015.

Bosch et al

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.

Dengel et al

Association of Compartmental Leg Lean Mass Measured by Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry With Force Production

The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

Raymond-Pope et al

Validation of a three-dimensional body scanner for body composition measures

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72(8):1191-1194, 2018.

Harbin et al

Body Composition in Football Players

NSCA Coach 5.4/NSCA.com

Tyler Bosch

Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density of Division 1 Collegiate Football Players

The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

Bosch et al

Body Composition and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Female Collegiate Equestrian Athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine 2019; 40(06): 404 - 408

Dengel, Olivia et al

Total and Regional Body Composition of NCAA Division I Collegiate Baseball Athletes

Int J Sports Med 2019; 40(07): 447-452

Czeck et al

Total and Regional Body Composition of NCAA Division I Collegiate Female Softball Athletes

Int J Sports Med 2019; 40(10): 645-649

Czeck et al

Total and Regional Body Composition of NCAA Division I Collegiate Basketball Athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine 41(4):242-247, 2020

Raymond-Pope et al

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

Dengel et al

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

Raymond-Pope et al

Assessing Agreement of Lateral Leg Muscle and Bone Composition Using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry

Journal of Clinical Densitometry 23(3): 451-458, 2020

Raymond-Pope et al

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

Bisch et al

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

Roelofs et al

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

Dengel DR

Re-opening Exercise Science Laboratories and Testing During the Covid-19 Endemic Phase

Int J Sports Med 2021; 42: 789–793

Dengel DR, Evanoff NG

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

Dengel, et al

Positional Differences in Muscle-to-bone Ratio in National Football League Players

International Journal of Sports Medicine 10.1055/a-2089-8068

Dengel et al