Key result
Sonographic assessment is a safe, cost-effective, and accurate technique for estimating regional fat deposits and is highly plausible for routine clinical use.
Sonography is highlighted as a promising, safe, and cost-effective imaging modality for the routine clinical assessment of regional adiposity and associated cardiovascular risk.
Requires prospective validation before routine adoption; leaves open its role in cardiovascular risk stratification.
OBJECTIVE: Various noninvasive imaging techniques, including CT, MRI, and sonography, have been used for accurate estimation of regional fat deposits. Among these techniques, sonography has attracted considerable attention because it combines safety, cost-effectiveness, and accuracy. The aim of this review is to present an overview of the studies in which sonographic techniques have been used to estimate visceral adiposity, the indexes derived, and the correlation between the indexes and metabolic and cardiovascular markers. CONCLUSION: It is highly plausible that sonography will be used in clinical practice for the routine assessment of regional adiposity.
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Vlachos et al. (2007) conducted a review in Regional adiposity. Sonographic assessment was evaluated. Sonographic assessment is a safe, cost-effective, and accurate technique for estimating regional fat deposits and is highly plausible for routine clinical use.