Abstract: Systems and methods employing a depth-sensing camera to detect abdomen rise and fall during an infant sleep period, or lack thereof due to respiratory arrest. Visual processing of image data collected by one or more 3D digital camera is performed to detect the infant and to measure a distance between an infant's abdominal cavity and a camera baseline over time. An alarm may be triggered at by the system, locally and/or at remote devices, such as a mobile phone, tablet, laptop, etc. The monitoring system may also detect situations when an infant rolls from a back-sleeping to a belly-sleeping position.

Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus for monitoring breathing computes a calibration signal from a first sequence of images of a user's chest to produce a calibration model.. The calibration signal is representative of movement of the user's chest during a first time period during which the user is using an incentive spirometer a commercially-available (IS). The first sequence of images corresponds to the first time period. A method and corresponding apparatus employ the calibration model to produce a breathing information estimate about the user's breathing from a second sequence of images of the user's chest corresponding to a second time period during which the user is not using the a commercially-available IS. Example applications for the method and corresponding apparatus include vital sign applications for personalized healthcare through use of a smartphone.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: (A) receiving first acoustic data representing a first cough train of a first human subject, wherein the first cough train comprises at least one first cough of the first human subject; (B) identifying at least one first value of at one first acoustic property of the first acoustic data; and (C) determining, based on the at least one first value of the at least one first acoustic property, whether the first acoustic data indicates that the first human subject has a severe respiratory illness.

Abstract: A quantitative gait training and/or analysis system includes a pair of footwear modules that may include a shank module and an independent processing module. Each footwear module may have a sole portion, a heel portion, a speaker, vibrotactile transducer and a wireless communication module. Sensors may permit the extraction of gait kinematics in real time and provide feedback from it. Embodiments may store data for later reduction and analysis. Embodiments employing calibration-based estimation of kinematic gait parameters are described.

Abstract: A method of determining a length of an object by using an electronic device includes obtaining, by the electronic device, a length, of the electronic device, between a first point and a second point on the electronic device; obtaining, by the electronic device, a tension applied to a third point on the electronic device, the third point being located between the first point and the second point; and correcting the obtained length by using the obtained tension and prestored reference tension information, the prestored reference tension information indicating a relationship of the tension applied to the third point with respect to the length of the object, and determining the corrected length as a final length of the object.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system to help manage a patient that is at risk of falling is disclosed. The system includes a patient-worn wireless sensor that senses the patient's motion and wirelessly transmits information indicative of the sensed motion to a patient monitor. The patient monitor receives, stores, and processes the transmitted information to determine whether the patient has fallen or is about to fall. Upon such detection, the system can notify the patient's caretakers that the patient has fallen or is about to fall and therefore, is in need of immediate attention.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus for measuring position and action of an arm includes: a main frame worn on an upper body of a user; and an arm motion-measuring unit connected to a side of the main frame, having a plurality of joints, and worn on an arm of a user, in which at least any one of the joints of the arm motion-measuring unit has a straight-motional degree of freedom. Accordingly, an instructor can conveniently move both arms in the apparatus, can precisely instruct a two-arm robot in motions of the instructor's arms, can reduce learning time of the robot, and can make the robot quickly and accurately learn the motions.

Abstract: A motor function evaluation system includes: a height changing unit (lift mechanism) which changes a relative height dimension between a seat surface where a user sits and a placement surface where the user's soles are placed; a first pressure detection unit which detects a pressure applied by the soles; a movement details reporting unit (reporting unit) which reports details of a motion test that should be carried out by the user; and an evaluation unit which evaluates a motor function of the user on the basis of a detection result by the first pressure detection unit when the motion test is carried out by the user.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for detecting and evaluating grip by a user operating a handheld tool. In an embodiment, the tool includes a handle, one or more pressure sensors disposed in or on the handle, and an attachment arm. An output from the one or more sensors is generated while a user-assistive device is coupled to a distal end of an attachment arm of the tool. Logic of the tool calculates a grip metric based on the sensor output, and the tool transmits, based on the grip metric, a signal including medical diagnostic information. In another embodiment, the user-assistive device includes a utensil attachment or a personal hygiene attachment.

Abstract: An integrated device that detects and stores, in digital form, the muscle movements that occur when an operator traces a defined figure or pattern with a pointing device, such as a laser beam. The movement data is stored and analyzed for monitoring and diagnosing a neuromuscular condition or neuromuscular variations. Movement disorders can be determined and progression and change analyzed over time using the stored data.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system to help manage a patient that is at risk of forming one or more pressure ulcers is disclosed. The system includes a patient-worn wireless sensor that senses the patient's orientation and wirelessly transmits information indicative of the sensed orientation to a patient monitor. The patient monitor receives, stores, and processes the transmitted information. It also displays and transmits information indicative of the patient's orientation to help caregivers manage the patient's risk of formation of one or more pressure ulcers. The system can identify the present orientation of the patient and determine how long the patient has been in the present orientation. If the patient remains in an orientation beyond a predefined duration, the system can notify the patient and/or caretakers that the patient is due to be repositioned.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device that, when behavior to be watched for is selected by a behavior selection unit, displays a candidate arrangement position of an image capturing device that depends on the selection on a screen. Thereafter, the information processing device detects the behavior selected to be watched for, by determining whether the positional relationship between a person being watched over and a bed satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring glucose in a host, including a continuous glucose sensor that produces a data stream indicative of a host's glucose concentration and an integrated receiver that receives the data stream from the continuous glucose sensor and calibrates the data stream using a single point glucose monitor that is integral with the integrated receiver. The integrated receiver obtains a glucose value from the single point glucose monitor, calibrates the sensor data stream received from the continuous glucose sensor, and displays one or both of the single point glucose measurement values and the calibrated continuous glucose sensor values on the user interface.

Abstract: A sensor module (112) for determining a concentration of at least one analyte in a body fluid of a user is disclosed. The sensor module (112) includes at least one sensor element (116) adapted to determine the concentration of the analyte, wherein the sensor element (116) is at least partly implantable into a body tissue of the user; at least one control device (118) connected to the sensor element (116), wherein the control device (118) includes at least one data collection device (122) adapted to collect measurement data acquired by using the sensor element (116). The control device (118) further includes at least one wireless near-field communication device (124) adapted to transmit measurement data. The control device (118) further includes a rechargeable energy storage device (134) and is adapted to transmit at least one demand for recharging the rechargeable energy storage device (134) via the near-field communication device (124).

Abstract: An accurate and real-time architecture that uses Near Infra-red (NIR) and mid infra-red (IR) thermal energy to determine blood glucose levels in a patient's body member based on NIR and IR transmittance and reflecting back while in contact with the body member.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein includes sensors having three dimensional configurations that allow expansive “360°” sensing (i.e. sensing analyte from multiple directions) in the environments in which such sensors are disposed. Embodiments of the invention provide analyte sensors having foldable substrates adapted to produce optimized configurations of electrode elements as well as methods for making and using such sensors. Typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes.

Abstract: A method for determining a hemoglobin saturation of a volume-oscillating vascular compartment in tissue includes receiving data representing measurements of a number of oscillating hemoglobin concentrations from the tissue and determining the hemoglobin saturation of the volume-oscillating vascular compartment to exclude an effect of an oscillating rate of supply of oxygenated blood to a portion of the tissue including removing a first contribution on one or more of the oscillating hemoglobin concentration measurements from at least one of the measurements, the first contribution being phase offset relative to said measurements.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a hyperspectral/multispectral system referred to as the OxyVu-1 system. The hyperspectral imaging technology performs spectral analysis at each point in a two-dimensional scanned a producing an image displaying information derived from the analysis. For the OxyVu-1 system, the spectral analytical methods determined in superficial tissues approximate values of oxygen saturation (HT-Sat), oxyhemoglobin levels (HT-oxy), and deoxyhemoglobin levels (HT-deoxy). The OxyVu-1 system displays the tissue oxygenation in a two-dimensional, color-coded image. The system contains a system console, a cart, system electronics, CPU, monitor, keyboard, pointing device and printer. The hyperspectral instrument head with support arm contains broadband illuminator, camera and spectral filter for collecting hyperspectral imaging cube. The single use OxyVu Check Pads and Targets are used to perform an instrument check prior to patient measurements.

Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system to help manage a patient that is at risk of forming one or more pressure ulcers is disclosed. The system includes a patient-worn wireless sensor that senses the patient's orientation and wirelessly transmits information indicative of the sensed orientation to a patient monitor. The patient monitor receives, stores, and processes the transmitted information. It also displays and transmits information indicative of the patient's orientation to help caregivers manage the patient's risk of formation of one or more pressure ulcers. The patient monitor detects patient turns from one position to another. The system can identify the present orientation of the patient and determine how long the patient has been in the present orientation. If the patient remains in an orientation beyond a predefined duration, the system can notify the patient and/or caretakers that the patient is due to be repositioned.

Abstract: Methods and systems that facilitate artistic expression using biofeedback are described. A chamber includes one or more biometric measurement devices, one or more visual displays for presenting biometric information to a user in real-time, and one or more devices for sensory stimulation, such as audio speakers, a video monitor, fans, aromatherapy devices, and heating/cooling equipment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining sleep stages and sleep events using sensor data. In some implementations, sensor data is obtained over a time period while a person is sleeping. The time period is divided into a series of intervals. Heart rate and changes in the heart rate are analyzed over the intervals. Based on the analysis of the heart rate changes, sleep stage labels are assigned to different portions of the time period. An indication of the assigned sleep stage labels is provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for visualizing, scoring, recording, and analyzing sleep data and hypnograms. In some implementations, a method includes generating and providing a representation of sleep stages that includes a sequence of elements indicating a progression of the sleep stages over time during a sleep session. In some implementations, a method includes generating and providing one or more scores based on analysis of the sleep session. In some implementations, a wearable body data recorder includes a plurality of sensors and is configured to measure and process sensor data obtained during a sleep session of a subject.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for monitoring a change in intensity of pain experienced by one or more users using a virtual reality environment. The method includes receiving one or more virtual content corresponding to the virtual reality environment on a virtual reality device, displaying the one or more virtual content corresponding to the virtual reality environment on the virtual reality device to the one or more users during one or more treatments provided to the one or more users, assessing the change in the intensity of pain experienced by the one or more users during the one or more treatments, generating a pain profile for each of the one or more users and determining a co-relation between the change in the intensity of pain experienced by the one or more users and the one or more virtual content viewed by the one or more users.

Abstract: A biopsy needle sterilant device includes a sterilant pouch holding a sterilant and a sterilant actuation mechanism in fluid communication with the sterilant pouch. Actuation of the sterilant actuation mechanism delivers the sterilant from the sterilant pouch toward a target tissue. Actuation may be performed manually without requiring an external power source. The sterilant device may be coupled to a biopsy needle guide or an ultrasound probe.

Abstract: Electrical feedback is provided to a user who cannot receive full sensation from a body part due to amputation, neuropathy or other condition. A sensor array includes an array of capacitive force-sensing elements operative to sense axial and shear forces applied to that element. Temperature may also be sensed at each force-sensor location. An electrode matrix, adapted for external placement in an area on a user of the sensor array, includes an array of electrodes in physical correspondence to the array of capacitive sensing elements of the sensor array. An electronic controller is configured to receive electrical signals representative of the axial and shear forces applied to the sensor array and drive the electrode matrix with electrical stimulation signals corresponding to the electrical signals received from the sensor array, thereby enabling the user to experience force and/or temperature sensations experienced by the body part through the electrode matrix.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and devices relating to electrode holding arrangements for bioelectric use. An example electrode holding arrangement includes a piece of flexible material configured to be fixed to a body part and at least one electrode spring element. The at least one electrode spring element is created by cutting out a certain geometric profile from the piece of flexible material. When the piece of flexible material is fixed to the body part having a body tissue surface, and an electrode is attached to the at least one electrode spring element and is positioned on the body tissue surface so that the body tissue surface generates a first force that makes the electrode spring element protrude outside a horizontal plane of the piece of flexible material, the at least one electrode spring element generates a second force that presses the electrode against the body tissue surface.

Abstract: A bio-information detecting apparatus includes: a band member curved in a C-shape, and attached around a neck part of an examinee from a back side of the neck part; and a pair of electrodes for cardiac potential measurement disposed at positions on the band member that come into contact with right and left skin surfaces of the neck part, and in the pair of electrodes, a position of the electrode on the right is located relatively more frontward than a position of the electrode on the left. The bio-information detecting apparatus further includes a substrate to optically measure a blood oxygen saturation for pulse measurement at a position on the band member that comes into contact with the neck part of the examinee, and a pressing force of the substrate against the skin surface of the neck part is 0.96 to 1.21 [N/cm2].

Abstract: A coupling portion of a wearable medical monitor may include an attachment member configured to reversibly couple the coupling portion to a body portion of the wearable medical monitor. The wearable medical monitor may be coupled to a sensor via a cable. The coupling portion may also include a cable retention feature including a channel configured to receive the cable. The cable retention feature may be configured to apply a retaining force to the cable when the cable is disposed in the channel.

Abstract: Certain embodiments described herein pertain to optical sensors, systems and methods for continuous glucose monitoring. In some embodiments, methods of preparing a layered optical sensor are disclosed. The optical sensor can be formed by laminating a plurality of sheets together to form a final sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor tip comprises a oxygen conduit, an enzymatic layer, and an sensing layer. In some embodiments, the sensor includes a plurality of waveguides configured to direct light to and from a target material, such as an oxygen sensing polymer. Systems are also disclosed for an adhesive system for attaching an optical sensor-transmitter system. Methods and systems are also disclosed for a sensor inserter system. The inserter can include a lancet tip that includes a convex feature attached to a first surface of the lancet tip.

Abstract: A wearable biometric device includes a biometric sensor system adapted to measure a predetermined physiological property of a user's body at two or more different locations at the body surface and to provide for each such location an associated primary signal indicative of said measured physiological property. The device also includes a detector system adapted to detect a level of coupling of the biometric sensor system with the body at each of the locations and to provide for each of the locations an associated secondary signal indicative of said detected level of coupling and also includes a signal processing unit adapted to generate an output signal indicative of said physiological property as a function of the primary and secondary signals.

Abstract: A medical device for measuring blood pressure includes a proximal shaft and a distal member including a slotted tube defining a distal lumen extending through the slotted tube, the distal lumen aligned with the proximal lumen and including a distal lumen inner surface. A distal cap is secured to the distal member, the distal cap including a distal cap inner surface defining a void space and an optical pressure sensor is disposed within the void space. A fiber optic cable is coupled to the optical pressure sensor and extends proximally through the distal lumen. A tolerance between an outer surface of the fiber optic cable and the inner surface of the distal lumen inner surface limits relative radial movement of the optical pressure sensor relative to the distal cap inner surface such that the optical pressure sensor is constrained from contacting the distal cap inner surface.

Abstract: An implantable sensor is proposed including a ring shaped element and a coil. The ring shaped element is made of a silicone and is electrically conductive. The coil may be formed by a wire with a number of windings, wherein at least the free ends of the wire are enclosed by the silicone of the ring shaped element, wherein an electrical resistance of the ring shaped element varies upon a deformation of the ring shaped element.

Abstract: A touch panel apparatus for sensing a biosignal and a method of acquiring information about respiration of a user by the touch panel apparatus are provided. The touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel configured to sense a biosignal of a user based on a touch input through the touch panel; a detector configured to detect a respiratory signal from the biosignal; and a processor configured to acquire information about respiration of the user based on characteristics of the detected respiratory signal.

Abstract: A phone comprising: a phone body, at least one sensor on the phone body for measuring a vital sign of a user when the phone is held in use; means for converting the vital sign measurement into a voice-frequency band signal; and means for transmitting the voice-frequency band signal for use in monitoring the health of the user.

Abstract: A method for remotely sensing cardiac-related data of an animal subject includes transmitting a RF signal to impinge on tissue of the subject, receiving a reflected portion of the RF signal, generating baseband data, filtering baseband data (e.g., including high pass filtering), performing waveform phase position determination, performing at least one auto-correlation of the waveform phase position determined data, determining periodicity of the auto-correlated data, and (i) computing heart rate using a maximum periodicity of the periodicity, or (ii) identifying abnormalities in cardiac function, such as may be indicated by temporal variations in heart rate and/or signal amplitude corresponding to cardiac activity. Multiple bandpass filtering schemes may be employed.

Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a system and a method for identifying information from sensor data in a sensor agnostic manner. The system may receive sensor data provided by a sensor and may determine statistical features of the sensor data. The system may determine signal dynamics of the sensor data based on at least one of the statistical features, signal processing features, and a data distribution model. The system may select at least one outlier class based on the signal dynamics, number of streams of the sensor data, and dimensions of the sensor data. The system may select at least one outlier detection method associated with an outlier class for detecting outliers in the sensor data. The system may determine information content of the sensor data based on the outliers, the signal dynamics, the statistical features, and information theoretic features, and similarity or dissimilarity measure.

Abstract: A wearable electrocardiogram measurement device and a method for compressing an electrocardiogram are disclosed. A heart detection unit detects a heart activity status of a human body to obtain electrocardiogram data. A processor of a portable host proceeds with bandwidth decomposition and quantization by using quantization scales to obtain quantized results. An integer part of each quantized result is set as a quantized datum. A decimal portion of each quantized result is set as a truncated error datum. Each quantization scale is multiplied by a corresponding truncated error datum to obtain a product. If a distortion value obtained by adding the products fulfills a distortion default value range, the quantized data are encoded to obtain compressed electrocardiogram data for storage in a data storage unit of the host. If the distortion value does not fulfill the distortion default value range, an adjustment step is repeated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for detecting intensity of pain experienced by one or more users. The computer implemented method includes determining, with a processor, the intensity of pain experienced by each of the one or more users by placing each of one or more bio-sensors at one or more locations on body of each of the one or more users; analyzing, with the processor, the determined intensity of pain; recognizing, with the processor, a correlation between the intensity of pain determined from each of one or more bio-markers associated with each of the one or more users and the one or more locations of each of the one or more bio-sensors with respect to locus of the pain of each of the one or more users; and generating, with the processor, a pain scale for each of the one or more users.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of methods and systems for predicting mortality of a first patient. The method comprises categorizing a historical data into a first category and a second category. The method further comprises determining a first test parameter and a second test parameter based on at least one of a sample data of a first patient and the historical data corresponding to at least one of the first category and the second category. The method further comprises determining a probability score based on a cumulative distribution of at least one of the first test parameter and the second test parameter. The method further comprises categorizing the sample data in one of the first category and the second category based on the probability score. Further, the method comprises predicting the mortality of the first patient based on at least the categorization of the sample data of the first patient.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the automatic assessment of a persons fall risk. The systems and methods utilize an objective standard and evaluation of a person's gait and stance, among other factors, to determine such person's current instantaneous likelihood of a fall, as well as such person's future fall risk. The systems and methods utilize machine observations and calculations to reduce or eliminate bias and the use of subjective assessment criteria.

Abstract: A motion monitoring system can detect and identify motions of interest in motion data. The motion monitoring system can identify instances of the motion of interest in the motion data and can train a machine-learned model for identifying or characterizing motions of interest in motion data based on extracted features from the motions of interest. The motion monitoring system can also monitor motion data from a user and can help the user alter the performance of the motions of interest. For example, the motion monitoring system can generate an improvement strategy that helps the user improve their performance of the motion of interest. The motion monitoring system's altering of a user's performance of a motion of interest can be applied to physical therapy, gunfire detection, workplace motion improvement, sports, and driving.

Abstract: A pulse photometer includes: a first variation acquirer acquiring a first variation corresponding to a light attenuation variation of a first light beam due to pulsation of blood in a subject based on a first intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of the first light beam transmitted through or reflected from a body of the subject and having a first wavelength; a second variation acquirer acquiring a second variation; a third variation acquirer acquiring a third variation; a concentration calculator calculating a blood light absorber concentration based on the first variation and the second variation; an estimated value calculator calculating an estimated value of the third variation based on the first variation and the second variation; and an evaluator evaluating reliability of a calculated value of the blood light absorber concentration based on the third variation and the estimated value.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method for generating a respiration gating signal from a video of a subject for gating diagnostic imaging and therapeutic delivery applications which require respiration phase and/or respiration amplitude gating. One embodiment involves receiving a video of a subject and generating a plurality of time-series signals from the video image frames. A set of features are extracted from the time-series signals and multi-dimensional feature vectors are formed. The feature vectors are clustered. Time-series signals corresponding in each of the clusters are averaged in a temporal direction to obtain a representative signal for each cluster. One cluster is selected and a respiration gating signal is generated from that cluster's representative signal. Thereafter, the respiration gating signal is used to gate diagnostic imaging and therapeutic delivery applications which requires gating based on a threshold set with respect to either respiration phase or respiration amplitude.

Abstract: A monitoring device for obtaining data from a patient during a respiratory and/or cardiac cycle of the patient. The monitoring device includes a compliant variable capacitor securely attached to the patient The capacitance of the compliant variable capacitor changes during movement of the patient caused by the respiratory cycle and/or a cardiac cycle. The changing capacitance is used to generate a monitoring signal that includes the frequency, timing and amplitude of either the respiratory or cardiac cycle. The signal from the monitoring device is provided to a medical imaging system such that the medical imaging system can compensate for the motion of the patient during the reparatory/cardiac cycle.

Abstract: A flexible, durable, sanitary, adhesive-backed sheet is applied to the skin-contacting surfaces of a mammography bucky prior to commencing a mammography procedure, and is removed from the bucky once the procedure is complete, without leaving a residue behind. The sheet is made of a non-woven polymeric material that gives the sheet a fabric-like or cloth feel, and is substantially incompressible in response to forces applied during a mammography procedure. The sheet insulates the patient from the temperature differential between the patient's skin and the bucky surfaces. Additionally, the surface of the sheet is embossed with a texture, markings or raised features to enhance the fabric-like feel.

Abstract: CBCT including monolithic photon counting FPD for medical applications requiring real-time 3D imaging, like mammography, interventional guided procedures or external beam radiotherapy, includes CMOS processed readout electronics monolithically integrated with a single crystalline X-ray absorber by covalent wafer bonding near room temperature and adapted for single photon counting providing high energy, temporal and spatial resolution.

Abstract: A bucky tray for an X-ray imaging apparatus includes a first plate on which an X-ray detecting device is mountable, and a second plate configured to be coupled to the first plate to be movable to at least one of a first location where the X-ray detecting device of a first size is accommodated and a second location where another X-ray detecting device of a second size is accommodated. The X-ray detecting device is configured to be mounted on the bucky tray.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus uses a camera image to set various types of parameters related to X-ray imaging including an X-ray irradiation region and automatically controls X-ray imaging. An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an imaging device that captures a camera image, an X-ray source on which a collimator adjusting an X-ray irradiation region is mounted, a storage unit that maps and stores an X-ray imaging region for each of a plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, an input unit that receives a selection of one among the X-ray imaging protocols from the plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, and a controller that extracts an X-ray imaging region mapped to the selected X-ray imaging protocol from the camera image and controls the collimator such that the X-ray irradiation region corresponds to the extracted X-ray imaging region.

Abstract: A system and method for quantifying muscle and fat from abdominal image data. An input is configured to receive the abdominal image data from a CT imaging system. A non-transitive computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions. A processor is configured to receive the abdominal image data and access the storage medium to execute instructions. The executed instructions perform automated segmentation of the abdominal image data into at least one of a subcutaneous fat compartment, a muscle compartment, or a visceral fat compartment. One or more of the compartments are compared to a predetermined threshold to identify corresponding boundaries thereof. An area of one or more of the compartments is calculated based on the corresponding boundaries and predetermined threshold. A display is coupled to the processor and configured to display the at least one subcutaneous fat compartment, muscle compartment, or visceral fat compartment on the abdominal image data.