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Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« on: January 29, 2010, 04:09:37 PM »
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 04:19:56 PM »
I can never see the images you post for some reason.
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 04:27:50 PM »
WOW. That's crazy to see. All that visceral fat! Poor organs.

Has anyone seen body worlds? They had a cross section of an obese person. Pretty wicked.
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 05:16:27 PM »
what kind of imaging is this do you know?

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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 05:41:56 PM »
The 250 pound woman looks like it has a lot of stocked up fecal matter?
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2010, 06:10:16 PM »
I can never see the images you post for some reason.

Show me a screenshot if you can grab one and i'll troubleshoot.  Others seem to be able to see them

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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 06:10:52 PM »
what kind of imaging is this do you know?

I think i read something that it may be a 'Dexa scan'..

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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 06:33:54 PM »
Very interesting. A couple observations:
1. The muscle composition of the 250lb female appears like it is more "puffy" or contains more air/water.
2. The lungs of the 120lb female appear clearer, which is interesting, because it may indicate that fat is even encroaching on the lungs of the 250lb female & making them darker.
   2a. On the other hand, it may simply be that the lungs of the 250lb F are compressed, and thus appear darker in these images.
3. The bone structure to muscle ratio on the 120lb F seems more "efficient" in terms of body composition. It doesn't look like there is "wasted space" in the 120lb F's body, because of that.
4. Interesting that you can clearly see the spine of the 120lb F, but only barely make it out on the 250lb.
5. The esophagus of the 250lb F appears to be causing a "dip" in her stomach, whereas the 120lb F esophagus appears off-centered, and only connected at 1 point.

I'm curious as to the reason for why we can see the "innards" of the 250lb, but not the 120lb. Perhaps this relates to core muscle mass being more dense and not providing as much "transparency" with the "Dexa scan" ?

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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2010, 06:46:52 PM »
dexa scan is an xray scan...usually used for bone density tests.  But can be used for other applications too.  It's interesting.  I do Nuclear Medicine Bone Scans and while it's not detailed like this, you can see the outline of the patient's soft tissue compared to their skeleton size.  sometimes it's crazy!

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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2010, 08:57:51 PM »
Has anyone seen body worlds? They had a cross section of an obese person.

(Warning!: this is a picture of a real person preserved via "plastination")

The image is at a strange angle, but here it is: Cross Section

« Last Edit: January 29, 2010, 08:59:43 PM by PaleoRedHead »
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2010, 10:30:00 PM »
I'm noticing the difference in their knee joints. The 250lb woman's are enlarged and compressed.
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2010, 08:16:26 AM »
The brain looks incredibly different, too. I wonder what glands those are that are enlarged.
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Re: Body scans - 120 lb woman vs 250 pound woman
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2010, 08:16:26 AM »