Table 2 Simplification in quantitative analysis processes on the developed software ‘sarcopenia plug-in’.

From: Development of quantification software for evaluating body composition contents and its clinical application in sarcopenic obesity

 

Original software

 

Developed software

Execution

Sarcopenia Dicom Image Open

Sarcopenia Dicom Image Open

(Auto Sarcopenia plugin playing)

Setting

Medical Image bit conversion

Medical Image condition value Setting and Conversion (bit, Window & Leveling, Threshold)

Medical Image Window & Leveling value Setting

Medical Image Threshold value Setting

Setting ROI CreateSelection

Semi-Automatic Segmentation for Muscle and Fat Boundary

Manual Segmentation for Muscle and Fat Boundary

Confirm

Muscle and Fat ROI Extraction Calculation Process

Semi-Automatic Muscle and Fat ROI Extraction and Confirm

Muscle and Fat ROI Confirm

Extraction

Muscle and Fat ROI Extraction

Sarcopenia ROI, Area Quantification and Labeling Image Extraction

Quantified Muscle and Fat Area Extraction

Muscle and Fat Labeling Image Extraction