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Semi-automated Analysis of Mouse Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Fiber-type Composition
Published on: August 31, 2017
MRI adipose tissue and muscle composition analysis-a review of automation techniques
11 Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden.
Abstract:
MRI is becoming more frequently used in studies involving measurements of adipose tissue and volume and composition of skeletal muscles. The large amount of data generated by MRI calls for automated analysis methods. This review article presents a summary of automated and semi-automated techniques published between 2013 and 2017. Technical aspects and clinical applications for MRI-based adipose tissue and muscle composition analysis are discussed based on recently published studies. The conclusion is that very few clinical studies have used highly automated analysis methods, despite the rapidly increasing use of MRI for body composition analysis. Possible reasons for this are that the availability of highly automated methods has been limited for non-imaging experts, and also that there is a limited number of studies investigating the reproducibility of automated methods for MRI-based body composition analysis.
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