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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Thomas Louis Toth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Daniele Marin, Durham, NC (US);
Lisa Ho, Durham, NC (US);
Rendon Nelson, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas Louis Toth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Daniele Marin, Durham, NC (US);
Lisa Ho, Durham, NC (US);
Rendon Nelson, Durham, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for determining body weight and fat content using computed tomography data are provided. One method includes acquiring a pre-scan image using a computed tomography imaging system and segmenting the pre-scan image into pixels representing imaged fat and pixels representing imaged tissue. The method further includes determining a lean body weight based on the segmented pixels representing imaged fat and imaged tissue.