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Abstract #3445

Validity of estimating subcutaneous and visceral fat volume from single MRI slice in older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity

Yu Xin Yang1, Wee Shiong Lim1,2, Mei Sian Chong1, Laura Tay1,2, Suzanne Yew1, Audrey Yeo1, and Cher Heng Tan3

1Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 2Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 3Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

The demand for measurements of fat quantities is driven by the rising prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO). In order to reduce the time and the cost of image processing, several studies have estimated the subcutaneous fat (SF) and visceral fat (VF) volume from a single slice. However, the population of studies may not have necessarily included patients with either sarcopenia or SO. This study aims to determine the correlation between the cross-sectional areas in a single slice at different vertebra levels and the volumes of SF and VF in the abdomen for sarcopenic and SO populations using MRI.

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