Prediction of total and regional body composition from 3D body shape

Abstract Accurate assessment of body composition is essential for evaluating the risk of chronic disease. 3D body shape, obtainable using smartphones, correlates strongly with body composition. We present a novel method that fits a 3D body mesh to a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) silhouette...

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Main Authors: Chexuan Qiao, Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe, Ethan Mak, Akash Sengupta, Richard Powell, Laura P. E. Watson, Steven B. Heymsfield, John A. Shepherd, Nicholas Wareham, Soren Brage, Roberto Cipolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01289-0