CT scan showing body composition in a section of torso (IMAGE)

European Society of Cardiology

CT scan showing body composition in a section of torso

Caption

Researchers used CT scans to analyse each patient’s body composition, measuring the amounts and location of fat and muscle in a section of their torso.

SAT = subcutaneous adipose tissue

SM = skeletal muscle

IMAT = intermuscular adipose tissue

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Vivianty Taqueti / European Heart Journal

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