Optimization of abdominal fat quantification on CT imaging through use of standardized anatomic space: A novel approach - Tong, Yubing; Udupa, Jayaram K.; Torigian, Drew A. (Medical physics (Lancaster), 2014)
Keywords: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ABDOMEN; Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging; ADIPOSE TISSUE; Anatomy; area measurement; Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers; biological tissues; Body Fat Distribution - methods; Calibration; Cluster analysis; Computed tomography; Computerised tomographs; computerised tomography; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; diseases; Diseases and conditions; fat quantification; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; IMAGE PROCESSING; Interpolation; Intra-Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging; landmarks; Linear Models; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; Measuring angles; Measuring areas; Measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours; Measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow, or liquid level; Metering by volume; Medical image segmentation; Medical magnetic resonance imaging; Middle Aged; Nonlinear Dynamics; obesity; OPTIMIZATION; Radiography, Abdominal - methods; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Retrospective Studies; Single‐slice; Spatial dimensions (e.g., position, lengths, volume, angles, and displacements); Subcutaneous Fat - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae; Tissue Measurements; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; volume measurement; CT; fat quantification; landmarks; obesity