Imaging studies have significantly contributed to the non-invasive understanding of brown adipose tissue prevalence, function, and regulation in humans.
Consolidates BAT imaging insights; leaves open its clinical translation to cardiometabolic risk or therapy.
There has been resurgence in interest in brown adipose tissue (BAT) following radiological and histological identification of metabolically active BAT in adult humans. Imaging enables BAT to be studied non-invasively and therefore imaging studies have contributed a significant amount to what is known about BAT function in humans. In this review the current knowledge (derived from imaging studies) about the prevalence, function, activity and regulation of BAT in humans (as well as relevant rodent studies), will be summarized.
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