Methods and apparatus for measuring visceral fat mass
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRandall Payne, David Ergun, James Wear, Wynn Wacker, Howard Barden
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for measuring visceral fat mass are provided. One method includes acquiring dual-energy two-dimensional (2D) scan information from a dual-energy x-ray scan of a body and generating a dual-energy image of the body using the 2D scan information. The method further includes identifying a region of interest using the dual-energy image and determining a subcutaneous fat mass for each of a plurality of sections of the region of interest. The method also includes determining a visceral fat mass for the region of interest based on the determined subcutaneous fat mass for each of the plurality of sections.
Claims14
A method for determining visceral fat of a body, the method comprising:
- acquiring dual-energy two-dimensional (2D) scan information from a dual-energy x-ray scan of a body;
- generating a dual-energy image of the body using the 2D scan information;
- identifying a region of interest using the dual-energy image;
- wherein the region of interest is separated into a superior area and an inferior area;
- determining a subcutaneous fat mass for each of the superior area and the inferior area of the region of interest;
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- determining a visceral fat mass for the region of interest based on the determined subcutaneous fat mass for each of the superior area and the inferior area;
- wherein each of the superior area and the inferior area is separated into an anterior section and a posterior section.
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