Effects of Contrast Medium and Vertebral Measurement Levels on Computed Tomography-Based Body Composition Parameters: Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Analysis
The effects of contrast phase and measurement level on CT body composition parameters were comprehensively characterized. These findings provide robust conversion equations that enable normalization of data from cohorts with mixed imaging protocols, thereby strengthening the prognostic value of body composition analysis.
Authors
- Kotaro Sugawara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-1748)
- Shohei Inui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3021-4141)
- Satoru Taguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1291-4294)
- Mariko Kurokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3907-9188)
- Wataru Gonoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5018-4683)
- Shouhei Hanaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7496-1651)
- Nobuhiko Akamatsu
- Haruki Kume
- Osamu Abe
Institutions
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102643
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00