Editorial for “Age‐, Body Surface Area‐, and Sex‐Specific Reference Values for Pericardial Adipose Tissue in Children: An MRI Study”

Journal of Magnetic Resonance ImagingEarly View EDITORIAL Editorial for "Age-, Body Surface Area-, and Sex-Specific Reference Values for Pericardial Adipose Tissue in Children: An MRI Study" This article relates to: Age-, Body Surface Area-, and Sex-Specific Reference Values for Pericardial Adipose Tissue in Children: An MRI Study Shiganmo Azhe, Wei Bai, Ke Xu, Zhongqin Zhou, Lei Hu, Chuan Fu, Shengkun Peng, Xinrui Deng, Yaoji Zhu, Yifei Li, Yingkun Guo, Lizhi Zhang, Lingyi Wen, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging First Published online: August 28, 2025 Marcelo F. Kozak, Corresponding Author Marcelo F. Kozak [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-8946-2492 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Instituto de Cardiologia e Transplantes Do Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brazil Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital da Criança de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil Correspondence: Marcelo F. Kozak ([email protected])Search for more papers by this author Marcelo F. Kozak, Corresponding Author Marcelo F. Kozak [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-8946-2492 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Instituto de Cardiologia e Transplantes Do Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brazil Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital da Criança de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil Correspondence: Marcelo F. Kozak ([email protected])Search for more papers by this author First published: 28 August 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.70062Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookxLinkedInRedditWechatBluesky No abstract is available for this article. References 1 GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators, "Global, Regional, and National Prevalence of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity, 1990–2021, With Forecasts to 2050: A Forecasting Study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," Lancet 405, no. 10481 (2025): 785–812, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6. 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6 Web of Science® Google Scholar 2S. T. Chung, A. Krenek, and S. N. Magge, "Childhood Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk," Current Atherosclerosis Reports 25, no. 7 (2023): 405–415, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-023-01111-4. 10.1007/s11883-023-01111-4 PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 3G. Iacobellis, "Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Contemporary Cardiology," Nature Reviews Cardiology 19, no. 9 (2022): 593–606, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-022-00679-9. 10.1038/s41569-022-00679-9 CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 4I. M. Blancas Sánchez, C. H. Aristizábal-Duque, J. F. Cabeza, et al., "Influence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Syndrome on Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness in Rural Spanish Children and Adolescents," Nutrients 16, no. 19 (2024): 3321. 10.3390/nu16193321 CAS PubMed Google Scholar 5L. Toemen, S. Santos, A. A. W. Roest, et al., "Pericardial Adipose Tissue, Cardiac Structures, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in School-Age Children," European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging 22, no. 3 (2021): 307–313, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa031. 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa031 PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 6N. Nerlekar, Y. W. Baey, A. J. Brown, et al., "Poor Correlation, Reproducibility, and Agreement Between Volumetric Versus Linear Epicardial Adipose Tissue Measurement: A 3D Computed Tomography Versus 2D Echocardiography Comparison," JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging 11, no. 7 (2018): 1035–1036, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.10.019. 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.10.019 PubMed Google Scholar 7H. W. West, M. Siddique, M. C. Williams, et al., "Deep-Learning for Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessment With Computed Tomography: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk Prediction," JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging 16, no. 6 (2023): 800–816, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.11.018. 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.11.018 PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 8S. AZhe, W. Bai, K. Xu, et al., "Age-, Body Surface Area-, and Sex-Specific Reference Values for Pericardial Adipose Tissue in Children: An MRI Study," Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.70053. 10.1002/jmri.70053 Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation