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. 2014 Nov;38(8):940–953. doi: 10.1177/0148607114550189

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Figure 2. — Selected body composition components measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA; left) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; right). Body mass (M) and volume (V) represent the sum of these components for DXA and MRI, respectively. BMC, bone mineral content; IMAT, intermuscular adipose tissue; LST, lean soft tissue; Res, residual mass (organs and tissues remaining after subtracting skeletal muscle, bone, and adipose tissue volumes); SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; SM, skeletal muscle; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.