title: Determination of height, weight, body mass index, and body surface area with a single abdominal CT image.
abstract: Techniques for estimation of an individual's height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and body surface area (BSA) with a single abdominal computed tomographic (CT) image were developed. Eighty-seven abdominal CT examinations performed in adult humans were analyzed. Anatomic structures were outlined on the CT section that included L1. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to derive sex-specific predictive equations. Correlation for height was good (r > 0.65). Relationship between predicted weight and actual weight was good (r > 0.93). For BMI and BSA, r was greater than 0.893 and greater than 0.895, respectively. In this study, predictive equations for height, weight, BMI, and BSA were generated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4701 X St, Sacramento, CA 95817-2205, USA.
authors.forename: Estella M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Geraghty
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001830:Body Surface Area; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*