Automated volumetric MRI quantification of body fat and skeletal muscle in the UK Biobank: technical validation against expert manual segmentations and comparison with single-slice techniques
We found robust correlations between manually segmented, automated volumetric, and semi-automated single-slice body composition methods. The interchangeability of these methods suggests that for each application the method should be selected according to practical considerations, operational differences and measurement granularity, rather than technical performance.
Authors
- Helena Thomaides‐Brears (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-6983)
- John McGonigle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6670-8181)
- Luis Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-9380)
- Jimmy D. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3804-1281)
- Marili Niglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6905-5368)
- Matthew D. Robson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-1012)
- E. Louise Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4235-4694)
- M A Nowak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6346-197X)
- CJ Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-030X)
- Tim Pagliaro
- Camillo Bell-Bradford
Institutions
- British Society of Periodontology (GB)
- University of Westminster (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Abdominal Radiology
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-025-05170-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49