Adiposity and spinal cord injury

Figure 1 Histogram analysis of the whole thigh region representing both muscle (left) and fat (right) peaks as well as the mid-point signal intensity that is used a cut-off point to separate between muscle or inter-intra-muscular fat pixels.

Figure 2 A representative transaxial magnetic resonance imaging of the mid-thigh of a T4 individual with complete spinal cord injury representing different region of interests. Note the white adipose tissue infiltrated between individual muscle groups IMF as well as the white adipose tissue infiltrated within individual muscle IMF. We have collectively referred to both of them as IMF. Also note the HO extended from the bone marrow. ¹Three vasti muscles (m); ²Vastus intermedius (m); ³Image background; ⁴Hamstrings (m); ⁵Gracilis (m); ⁶Sartorius (m); ⁷Adductors (m); ⁸Vastus lateralis (m); ⁹Rectus femoris (m); ¹⁰Cortical bone and bone marrow. IMF: Interamuscular fat; HO: Heterotrophic ossification.

Figure 3 A representative magnetic resonance imaging analysis of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissues in a person with spinal cord injury. Note the tracing of visceral adipose tissue within the region of interest. The numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 refer to the visceral fat (VAT) cross-sectional areas of disconnected regions. These 4 regions are later summed to have the total VAT area in the entire region. VAT: Visceral adipose tissue.