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Published Papers & Clinical References

ImpediMed products have been on the market for 17+ years. We are the leaders in bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) and bioimpedance analysis (BIA) products. Our devices are in use by health care practitioners and researchers around the world. Clinical research validating the use of our products is abundant. Some of the studies that have been published using our equipment include:

Lymphedema

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Hayes, S., Janda, M., Cornish, B., Battistutta, D. & Newman, B. Lymphedema Secondary to Breast Cancer: How choice of measure influences daignosis, prevalence, and idenitfiable risk factors. Lymphology 2008 41 18-28
Stout Gergich, N. L., Pfalzer, L. A., McGarvey, C., Springer, B., Gerber, L. H. & Siballe, P. Preoperative assessment enables the early diagnosis and successful treatment of lymphedema. Cancer 2008 112 2809-19
Rockson, S. G. Bioimpedance analysis in the assessment of lymphoedema diagnosis and management. Journal of Lymphoedema 2007 2 44-8
Warren, A. G., Brorson, H., Borud, L. J. & Slavin, S. A. Lymphedema: A Comprehensive Review. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2007 59 464-472
Warren, A. G., Janz, B. A., Slavin, S. A. & Borud, L. J. The use of bioimpedance analysis to evaluate lymphedema. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2007 58 541-3
Cornish, B. Bioimpedance analysis: scientific background. Lymphatic Research Biology 2006 4 47-50
Rockson, S. G. Addressing the unmet needs in lymphedema risk management. Lymphatic Research Biology 2006 4 42-6
Ward, L. C. Bioelectrical impedance analysis: proven utility in lymphedema risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring. Lymphatic Research and Biology 2006 4 51-6
Cornish, B. H., Chapman, M., Hirst, C., Mirolo, B., Bunce, I. H., Ward, L. C. & Thomas, B. J. Early diagnosis of lymphedema using multiple frequency bioimpedance Lymphology 2001 34 2-11
Rockson, S. G. Lymphedema. American Journal of Medicine 2001 110 288-95

Body Composition

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Moon, J. R., Tobkin, S. E., Roberts, M. D., Dalbo, V. J., Kerksick, C. M., Bemben, M. G., Cramer, J. T. & Stout, J. R. Total body water estimations in healthy men and women using bioimpedance spectroscopy: a deuterium oxide comparison. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5 7
Kyle, U. G., Bosaeus, I., De Lorenzo, A. D., Deurenberg, P., Elia, M., Gomez, J. M., Heitmann, B. L., Kent-Smith, L., Melchior, J. C., Pirlich, M., Scharfetter, H., Schols, A. M. & Pichard, C. Bioelectrical impedance analysis--part I: review of principles and methods. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004 23 1226-43
Kyle, U. G., Bosaeus, I., De Lorenzo, A. D., Deurenberg, P., Elia, M., Manual Gomez, J., Lilienthal Heitmann, B., Kent-Smith, L., Melchior, J. C., Pirlich, M., Scharfetter, H., A, M. W. J. S. & Pichard, C. Bioelectrical impedance analysis-part II: utilization in clinical practice. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004 23 1430-53
Cordain, L., Whicker. E. & Johnson Body composition determination in children using bioelectrical impedance. Growth Development & Aging 1988 52 37-40
Segal, K. R., Van Loan, M., Fitzgerald, P. I., Hodgdon, J. A. & Van Itallie, T. B. Lean body mass estimation by bioelectrical impedance analysis: a four-site cross-validation study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1988 47 7-14
Lukaski, H. C. & Bolonchuk, W. W Theory and Validation of the Tetrapolar Bioelectrical Impedance Method to Assess Human Body Composition. In-vivo body composition studies 1987 Chapter 64 410-414

Research: Veterinary BIS

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Fielding, C. L., Magdesian, K. G., Carlson, G. P., Ruby, R. E. & Rhodes, D. M. Estimation of acute fluid shifts using bioelectrical impedance analysis in horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2007 21 176-83
Fielding, C. L., Magdesian, K. G., Elliott, D. A., Cowgill, L. D. & Carlson, G. P. Use of multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis for estimation of total body water and extracellular and intracellular fluid volumes in horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2004 65 320-6
Elliott, D. A., Backus, R. C., Van Loan, M. D. & Rogers, Q. R. Evaluation of multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of extracellular and total body water in healthy cats. Journal of Nutrition 2002 132 4757S-9S
Elliott, D. A., Backus, R. C., Van Loan, M. D. & Rogers, Q. R. Extracellular water and total body water estimated by multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis in healthy cats: a cross-validation study. Journal of Nutrition 2002 132 1760S-2S
Skalicky, M., Narath, E. & Viidik, A. Housing conditions influence the survival and body composition of ageing rats. Experimental Gerontology 2001 36 159-70
Yokoi, K., Lukaski, H. C., Uthus, E. O. & Nielsen, F. H. Use of bioimpedance spectroscopy to estimate body water distribution in rats fed high dietary sulfur amino acids. Journal of Nutrition 2001 131 1302-8
Cornish, B., Ward, L. & Thomas, B. J. Alteration of the extracellular and total body water volumes measured by multiple frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (MFBIA). Nutrition Research 1994 14 717-727