BIOENGINEER

AI Learns When It Is Unsure: New Model Flags Borderline Hip Screenings Like Clinicians Do

Oxford researchers built an AI method that estimates uncertainty in landmark-based hip measurements and converts it into a ...
UPI

Study: Waist-to-hip ratio should replace BMI to measure healthy weight

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...
Healio

MRI may accurately measure hip labral width in patients in femoroacetabular impingement

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed MRI may be an accurate tool in measuring hip labral width in patients with ...
Healthline

Waist-to-Hip Ratio May Be Better Indicator of Wellness Than BMI

New research concludes that your waist-to-hip ratio could be a better indicator of health than BMI. BMI is a widespread but controversial screening tool for obesity and overweight. Experts interviewed ...
Healio

Q&A: The importance of using waist-to-hip ratio to measure obesity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with BMI-defined severe obesity but a healthy waist-to-hip ratio did not have increased mortality risk.
Medical Xpress

Waist-to-hip ratio better predicts early death than BMI and provides superior measure of healthy weight, study finds

Waist-to-hip ratio is a stronger predictor of early death than BMI and should be considered as a superior measure of healthy weight, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European ...
EurekAlert!

Waist-to-hip ratio better predicts early death than BMI – and should replace BMI as a simple measure of healthy weight

Waist-to-hip ratio is a stronger predictor of early death than BMI and should be considered as a superior measure of healthy weight, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European ...
News Medical

Research highlights new technique for measuring cardiac risk related to cobalt-containing hip replacements

A technique for measuring the cardiac risk associated with cobalt-containing hip replacements has been highlighted for the first time in research at the University of Strathclyde. Some hip ...