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Estimating visceral fat by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

  • US 20060074288A1
  • Filed: 10/04/2004
  • Published: 04/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of using dual-energy absorptiometry to estimate visceral fat comprising:

  • deriving x-ray measurements for respective pixel positions related to a two-dimensional projection image of a body slice containing visceral fat as well as subcutaneous fat;

    wherein at least some of the measurements are dual-energy x-ray measurements;

    processing the measurements to derive an estimate of the visceral fat; and

    using the estimate of visceral fat.

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