TABLE 1

VOI Characteristics

VOI nameVolume specificationsVolume cm3*
Aorta 2 × 22 voxels squared, 1 slice0.26–0.40
Aorta 3 × 33 voxels squared, 1 slice0.58–0.88
Aorta 5 slides 2 × 22 voxels squared, in 5 consecutive slices1.28–1.96
Lung apically3-cm-diameter sphere, right lung14.04–14.07
Lung basally3-cm-diameter sphere, right lung14.04–14.07
Liver3-cm-diameter sphere, right upper quadrant14.04–14.07
Thoracic vertebra2-cm-diameter sphere, bone marrow4.13–4.17
Lumbar vertebra2-cm-diameter sphere, bone marrow4.13–4.17
Muscle2-cm-diameter sphere, m. erector spinae4.13–4.17
  • * Volume metrics vary due to interscanner differences (mostly for voxel-based measures).