Version July 2025
| Method | Cost | Ease of Use | Accuracy | Measures Regional Fat |
| Height and weight | $ | Easy | High | No |
| Skin folds | $ | Easy | Low | Yes |
| Circumferences | $ | Easy | Moderate | Yes |
| Ultrasound | $$ | Moderate | Moderate | Yes |
| Density | ||||
| Immersion | $ | Moderate | High | No |
| Plethysmograph | $$$ | Difficult | High | No |
| Heavy water | ||||
| Tritiated* | $$ | Moderate | High | No |
| Deuterium oxide or heavy oxygen | $$$ | Moderate | High | No |
| Potassium isotope (40K) | $$$$ | Difficult | High | No |
| Total body electrical conductivity | $$$ | Moderate | High | No |
| Bioelectric impedance (BIA) | $$ | Easy | High | No |
| Absorptiometry (dual energy X-ray = DEXA; dual photon = DPA) | $$$ | Easy | High | No |
| Computed tomography* | $$$$ | Difficult | High | Yes |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | $$$$ | Difficult | High | Yes |
