Special issue on “Body Composition Imaging” is edited by Dr. Giuseppe Guglielmi, from Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University School of Medicine, Foggia, Italy; Dr. Alberto Bazzocchi, from Department of Radiology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Editorial
Body composition imaging
Original Article
Association of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle metrics with overall survival and postoperative complications in soft tissue sarcoma patients: an opportunistic study using computed tomography
Age-related fatty infiltration of lumbar paraspinal muscles: a normative reference database study in 516 Chinese females
Review Article
Established paths and new avenues: a review of the main radiological techniques for investigating sarcopenia
Fat and bone: the multiperspective analysis of a close relationship
MRI in the assessment of adipose tissues and muscle composition: how to use it
Artificial intelligence, radiomics and other horizons in body composition assessment
Imaging of body composition in children
Muscle mass assessment in renal disease: the role of imaging techniques
Body composition with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: from basics to new tools
Ultrasound imaging, a stethoscope for body composition assessment
Radiation protection in non-ionizing and ionizing body composition assessment procedures
Disclosure:
This focused issue “Body composition imaging” was commissioned by the editorial office, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Giuseppe Guglielmi and Alberto Bazzocchi served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.