Why the study?
Can PET-CT and MRI metrics characterize and distinguish between active and inactive brown adipose tissue and white adipose tissue in healthy adults?
Population
25 healthy adults
Comparison
[F]FDG PET-CT and magnetic resonance imaging scans vs Subcutaneous white adipose tissue and inactive…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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MRI metrics may distinguish BAT activity; leaves open validation for metabolic phenotyping or clinical use.
Can PET-CT and MRI metrics characterize and distinguish between active and inactive brown adipose tissue and white adipose tissue in healthy adults?
MRI and PET-CT can successfully quantify and distinguish between active and inactive brown adipose tissue, as well as white adipose tissue, in adult humans.
Gifford et al. (2016) studied this question.
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