Joel
Kullberg1, Pr-Arne Svensson2, Ann-Katrine Karlsson3,4,
Eira Stokland2, Jovanna Dahlgren3,4
1Department of Radiology, Uppsala
University, Uppsala, N/A, Sweden; 2Department
of Pediatric Radiology, The Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gteborg,
Sweden; 3Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg, Gteborg, Sweden; 4The Queen Silvia
Children's Hospital, Gteborg, Sweden
A
method for assessment of adipose tissue distribution in children is
presented. The method utilizes rapid water-fat imaging of 16 slices of the
abdomen. A fully automated segmentation algorithm for assessment of visceral
and subcutaneous adipose tissue volumes is described. The automatically
measured results from 21 volunteer 5-year-olds are compared to those from
semi-automated segmentation. Acceptable results were achieved despite the
childrens young age and the relatively small adipose tissue volumes
measured.