Hologic Discovery Wi vs Hologic Horizon Wi
Hologic Discovery Wi and Hologic Horizon Wi: compare documented specifications, features and limitations. Check the reports and explanation offered by the provider. More features alone do not establish better accuracy.
Hologic Horizon Wi
1 location in Slovakia
Find locations using this deviceHologic Discovery Wi: when to consider it
Discovery Wi is a specific Discovery QDR DXA densitometer. Its manual includes spine, hips, forearm and whole-body scanning; additional applications may be optional. Check the location’s service description for fat and lean-tissue analysis.
Hologic Horizon Wi: when to consider it
Horizon Wi is a specific Hologic Horizon DXA model. Its technical manual lists spine, hip, forearm and whole-body scanning. Fat and lean-tissue analysis depends on the relevant application and the service actually offered.
Specifications side by side
The filter keeps rows with undocumented values. More features or a different value alone do not establish better measurement accuracy.
Practical specifications
| Specification | Hologic Discovery Wi | Hologic Horizon Wi |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement positionMatching documented values | SupineModel sources | SupineModel sources 1Model sources 2 |
| Documented outputsDifferent documented values | Spine, hip and forearm bone density; whole-body scanModel sources | Bone density; whole-body scanning and composition depending on applicationModel sources 1Model sources 2 |
Technical specifications
| Specification | Hologic Discovery Wi | Hologic Horizon Wi |
|---|---|---|
| MethodMatching documented values | DXAModel sources | DXAModel sources 1Model sources 2 |
| Detector countA documented value is missing | Not documented | 64Model sources 1Model sources 2 |
Fat-free mass is not pure muscle mass. A single result is not a diagnosis. Different devices and similarly named metrics may use definitions that are not interchangeable.