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Table 1 Patients’ demographics. The body surface area (BSA) was calculated with a formula proposed by Mosteller: body surface area (in m2) equals the square root of height (in cm) times weight (in kg), all divided by 3600. BMI = body mass index

From: Improved visualization of peripherally inserted central catheters on chest radiographs of neonates using fractional multiscale image processing

 

Minimum

5th percentile

Median

Mean

95th percentile

Maximum

Age (days)

0

0

2

8.8

32

99

Weight (g)

480

550

1770

1919

3900

4340

Height (cm)

30

30

43

42

54

57

BMI (kg/m2)

5.3

6.1

9.5

9.7

13.9

15.0

BSA (m2)

0.06

0.07

0.15

0.15

0.25

0.26

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BMC Medical Imaging

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