About this software
The fatPointer software is used to calculate the area of the CT value corresponding to the visceral fat and subcutaneous fat regions from the abdominal CT image.
Visceral fat obesity diagnosed with CT
There are two types of obesity, visceral fat obesity and subcutaneous fat obesity, and both can be determined with abdominal CT images. Visceral fat obesity leads to a high risk of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and lifestyle-related diseases, and the importance of early detection with medical examinations and guidance for an improvement in lifestyle is increasing.
Visibly clear image for patients
The fatPointer displays the regions of visceral fat and subcutaneous fat in different colors. Thereby, when explaining examination results to the patient for “informed consent” and so on, details can be shown visually for easy understanding compared with conventional explanations with values.
Functions
The fatPointer software is used to calculate the area of the CT value corresponding to the visceral fat and subcutaneous fat regions from the abdominal CT image.
Low dose but high image quality with the Adaptive Filter
By using the non-linear noise reduction filter called the “Adaptive Filter”, image processing is carried out by reducing the image noise while keeping the resolution level. As a result, analysis with a high precision is possible even when scanning with a low dose, which leads to the reduction of the total exposure dose.
Results are displayed promptly with just once click.
By simply clicking on any point of the analyzing image, the area of visceral and subcutaneous fat, area ratio, and abdominal circumference (CT) are determined automatically. The troublesome processes such as recognition of the fat area, separation of the visceral/subcutaneous fat area and calculation of the area/area ratio are automatically processed.
Making and outputting a report
Reporting function of the fatPointer is capable of not only making the report of the current examination results, but also adding previous examination results, enabling the user to see the variation of visceral fat and subcutaneous fat at a glance. It is also possible to output the analysis images in the color DICOM format and BMP format, and the analysis value in the text format (CSV).
Clinical Images
The fatPointer software is used to calculate the area of the CT value corresponding to the visceral fat and subcutaneous fat regions from the abdominal CT image.
Clinical Images
The following values are calculated from the abdominal CT image.
- Visceral fat area [cm²]
- Subcutaneous fat area [cm²]
- Total fat area [cm²]
- Abdominal circumference(CT) [cm]
(calculated abdominal circumference on the CT image)
- Visceral fat/Total fat ratio
- Subcutaneous fat/Total fat ratio
- Visceral fat/Subcutaneous fat ratio
Operating environment
○Applicable systems
Whole-body X-ray CT system SCENARIA and Hyper Q-Net S
Whole-body X-ray CT system Supria and Hyper Q-Net R
○Report printing
Internet Explorer (IE)
Refer to the product specification for the IE version.
Unable to print on the CT console.
