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Fig. 2 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 2

From: CT analysis of thoracolumbar body composition for estimating whole-body composition

Fig. 2

Representative whole-body 3D and cross-sectional CT images of segmented body composition in a 77-year-old male (A, C) and a 68-year-old female (B, D) patients. Whole-body 3D (A, B) and cross-sectional images at the L3 level (C, D) show differences in the distribution of muscle (purple), subcutaneous fat (yellow), and intraabdominal fat (red) by sex. Thoracolumbar cross-sectional areas of muscle, subcutaneous, and visceral fat were assessed from the trunk after excluding those tissues in the arms

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