Protocol for measurement of liver fat by computed tomography

To develop a protocol for measurement of liver fat using computed tomography (CT), we conducted a preliminary study with 118 men and 76 women to determine a readily identifiable vertebral landmark at which the CT image displayed both liver and spleen. Analysis of five landmarks revealed that the CT image obtained at the T 12 –L 1 level simultaneously displayed the liver and spleen in 90% of the men and women. The T 12 –L 1 protocol was...