Adipose tissue volume determinations in women by computed tomography: technical considerations.

Eight healthy female volunteers with weights ranging from 46 to 119 kg were examined with a Philips Tomoscan 310 in order to determine the amount of adipose tissue. From analysis of 'attenuation profiles' at the thigh and trunk levels the attenuation interval of adipose tissue was determined to be -190 HU to -30 HU. The adipose tissue volume was calculated from the adipose tissue area of 22 scans and from the distances between these scans. Three...