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Regional Body Composition

Regional Body Composition is a specialized assessment method within body composition analysis that quantifies adipose, muscle, and bone mass distribution in specific anatomical regions rather than the whole body.

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A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care

Marina Mourtzakis, Carla M. Prado, Jessica Lieffers et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2008 · 2.2K citations

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New norms of upper limb fat and muscle areas for assessment of nutritional status

A. Roberto Frisancho · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1981 · 1.9K citations

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Total body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional image

Wei Shen, Mark Punyanitya, ZiMian Wang et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 2004 · 1.7K citations

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The composition of body tissues

Helen Q. Woodard, D. R. White · British Journal of Radiology · 1986 · 761 citations

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Effects of weight loss on regional fat distribution and insulin sensitivity in obesity.

Bret H. Goodpaster, D. E. Kelley, RR Wing et al. · Diabetes · 1999 · 609 citations

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Authors

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  1. SB
    Steven B. Heymsfield

    St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, United States

    17 publications · 2.6K citations

    15

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  2. DG
    Dympna Gallagher

    Columbia University, United States

    15 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. JS
    John Shepherd

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    10 publications · 617 citations

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  4. BJ
    Barbara J. Nicklas

    Wake Forest University, United States

    8 publications · 574 citations

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  5. BA
    Barbara A. Gower

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

    8 publications · 435 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    28 h-index

    155 publications

    12.9K citations

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    23 h-index

    97 publications

    8.8K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    21 h-index

    91 publications

    6.3K citations

  4. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, United States

    19 h-index

    71 publications

    5.8K citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    19 h-index

    63 publications

    7.6K citations

  6. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    18 h-index

    62 publications

    3.7K citations

  7. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    74 publications

    6.5K citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    15 h-index

    49 publications

    4K citations

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  1. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

    JCEM · 50 publications · 5.7K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 64 publications · 3.1K citations

    28

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  3. Obesity

    35 publications · 2K citations

    26

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  4. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    AJCN · 27 publications · 5.1K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    28 publications · 1.6K citations

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