Medical image processing and analysis of MRI images for sarcopenia detection I

• Main Author: Hotchandani, Ruchi
• Other Authors: Poh Chueh Loo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65082
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project looks specifically into Sarcopenia, a syndrome characterized by the progressive loss of muscle mass associated with age. Sarcopenia is the central factor in the pathophysiology of frailty. The quantification of muscular fat infiltrates has become increasingly important, as a number of s...