Measurement of Adipose Tissue in Local Body Trunkby Computed Tomography (CT)

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) has proved to be a revolutionary and reliable method of detecting intracranial pathology.Application of this scanning technique to other portions of the human body has been the subject of considerable medical interest and the focal point ofexpanding research and development.One of the major fat deposits in the human body islocated subcutaneously.However, several other fat deposits exist in addition to subcutaneousfat, including intermuscular fat, intramuscular fat and fat surrounding the organs andgastrointestinal tract of the body, essential lipids in bone marrow, central nervous system andother organs.The distribution of body fat can be determined by CT applied to region ofinterest by treatment with CT number of adipose tissue.This investigation was undertaken todetermine the volume of adipose tissue in chest, abdomen and waist by CT.The scans wereperforied on a Toshiba TCT-80A whole body scamer with a scanning time of 9 sec and a slicethickness of 10 mm.Twenty-four subjects were included in this study, 15male and 9 female, The subjects' ages ranged from 58 to 76 years.In each slices, the proportion of fat situatedsubcutaneously in the women was higher than men, but no significant differences in intemal fat between the both sexes.