fatPointer - Features

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 high risk of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and lifestyle-related diseases hence early detection through medical examination is increasingly important.

The fatPointer displays the regions of visceral fat and subcutaneous fat in different colors.

Details can be shown visually for easy understanding compared with conventional explanations with values.

By using the non-linear noise reduction filter - Adaptive Filter, image processing is done with reduction in image noise while keeping the resolution level. As a result, analysis with a high precision is possible when scanning with low dose.

By simply clicking on any point of the image, the area of visceral and subcutaneous fat, area ratio, and abdominal circumference (CT) are determined automatically. Time-consuming processes such as recognition of the fat area, separation of the visceral/subcutaneous fat area and calculation of the area/area ratio are fully automated.

Patient’s past examination results can be retrieved and added to current examination report, and this allows user to see the variation of visceral fat and subcutaneous fat at a glance. Analyzed images can be generated in color DICOM format, BMP format, and analysis value in the text format (CSV).