Measurement of abdominal and visceral fat with computed tomography and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

MD Jensen, JA Kanaley, JE Reed… - The American journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
These studies were undertaken to compare dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and
computed tomography (CT) measurements of abdominal fat and to determine whether
anthropometry could be combined with DXA to predict intraabdominal (visceral) fat mass in
humans. Twenty-one volunteers underwent abdominal CT scans, DXA, and anthropometry.
DXA-and CT-measured total abdominal fat were similar (8448±5005 and 8066±5354 mL,
respectively; NS) and were highly correlated (r= 0.985, P< 0.001). The combination of …