Hologic Receives FDA Clearance to Include Advanced Body Composition Assessment (HOLX)

Hologic HOLX, a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to incorporate the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Whole Body Reference Data into its Discovery dual x-ray absorptiometry systems. These body composition values are useful to healthcare professionals in their management of diseases and conditions when the disease or condition itself, or its treatment, can affect the relative amounts of fat and lean tissue.