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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Randall Payne, Madison, WI (US);
David Ergun, Verona, WI (US);
James Wear, Madison, WI (US);
Wynn Wacker, Madison, WI (US);
Howard Barden, Madison, WI (US);
Randall Payne, Madison, WI (US);
David Ergun, Verona, WI (US);
James Wear, Madison, WI (US);
Wynn Wacker, Madison, WI (US);
Howard Barden, Madison, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
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.