ULTRASONIC DETERMINATION OF BODY COMPOSITION

Abstract

The object of the study was to determine the feasibility of using ultrasonic techniques to determine the volume of fat, muscle, and bone tissue of the living body. Ultrasonic equipment, including a mechanical scanning and recording device was used to produce cross-sectional maps of a live anesthetized hog, three fresh hams, and three human subjects (endomorphic, mesomorphic, and ectomorphis). Thirteen 360 deg. cross-sectional scans on the live hog demonstrated the feasibility of using the technique on live animals. Cross sections of the three hams demonstrated the accuracy of estimating the areas and volumes of the three tissue components from ultrasonic scans. The ultrasonic mapping of the human subjects demonstrated that the technique could be used on all parts of the human body and, in addition, provided an indication of the range of values of individuals of diverse body types.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0695470

Entities

People

  • J. R. Stouffer

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Anatomy
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Composition
  • Body Regions
  • Body Weight
  • Governments
  • Human Body
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Scanning
  • Tissues
  • Ultrasounds

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Computer Vision.
  • Medical Imaging.