Why the study?
Can MRI and CT identify and differentiate brown adipose tissue from white adipose tissue in a human infant?
Population
A 3-month-old human infant (n=1)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May enable noninvasive BAT assessment in infants; leaves open validation in larger cohorts before clinical adoption.
Can MRI and CT identify and differentiate brown adipose tissue from white adipose tissue in a human infant?
MRI and CT can successfully identify and differentiate brown adipose tissue from white adipose tissue in human infants based on intrinsic tissue properties.
Hu et al. (2011) studied this question.
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