AnalyzeDirect Anderson DE, D’Agostino JM, Bruno AG, Demissie S, Kiel DP, Bouxsein ML. Variations of CT-based trunk muscle attenuation by age, sex, and specific muscle. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. March 2013;68(3):317-323.
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Publication Date
March 2013
How Analyze was Used
“Each computed tomography image was spatially filtered using a sigma filter to reduce noise, and each muscle was contoured at the mid-vertebral slice for T8 and L3 using an image processing program (Analyze).”
Keywords
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Muscle, Skeletal/radiography
Sampling Studies
Sex Factors
Torso
Author Affiliation(s)
Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, US. (DEA, JMD, AGB, MLB)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US. (DEA, MLB)
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program, Cambridge, MA, US. (AGB)
Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, US. (SD)
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, US. (DPK)
Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US. (DPK)
Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, US. (DPK)
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Tags: Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged_80 and over, Female, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Multidetector Computed Tomography, Sampling Studies, Sex Factors, Skeletal Muscle/radiography, Torso