Key result
Single- and multisection MR imaging measurements for abdominal adipose tissue strongly correlated with each other (r = 0.97 for total fat) and with clinical and DXA fat measurements.
Why the study?
Do single- and multisection MR imaging measurements correlate with clinical and DXA measurements for assessing abdominal adipose tissue in preadolescents and adolescents?
Cross-Sectional (n=30)
Do single- and multisection MR imaging measurements correlate with clinical and DXA measurements for assessing abdominal adipose tissue in preadolescents and adolescents?
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Single- and multisection MR imaging measurements strongly correlate with clinical and DXA measurements for quantifying abdominal adipose tissue in adolescents.
PURPOSE: To prospectively correlate single- and multisection magnetic resonance (MR) imaging measurements with clinical measurements for assessment of abdominal adipose tissue volumes in healthy (control subjects), overweight, and diabetic overweight preadolescents and adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was approved by the institutional internal review board and was HIPAA compliant. Informed consent was obtained from parents, and assent was obtained from control subjects and patients. Thirty total study subjects (20 male, 10 female; age range, 10-18 years; mean, 14.5 years) underwent MR imaging, anthropometric measurement, and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). A computer-assisted software program was used to quantify subcutaneous, visceral, and total abdominal adipose tissue volumes. Single-section measurements at disk space L4-L5 and whole-abdominal multisection measurements were compared, and each method was tested for correlations with anthropometric and DXA measurements with Spearman rho and Pearson correlation (r) coefficients. Single- and multisection image analyses required 5 and 25 minutes per subject, respectively. RESULTS: There was a high degree of correlation between single- and multisection MR imaging methods for measurement of subcutaneous (r = 0.97), visceral (r = 0.96), and total abdominal fat (r = 0.97). MR imaging fat measurements strongly correlated with anthropometric measurements (rho correlation range, 0.81-0.96; P <or= .02), with overlapping 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for single- and multisection MR imaging correlations. MR imaging percentage of intraabdominal fat measurements (mean, 23%; 95% CI: 17%, 29%) highly correlated with DXA abdominal fat measurements (mean, 26%; 95% CI: 21%, 31%). Significant differences were found among healthy subjects, overweight patients, and diabetic overweight patients for total fat volumes (P < .001) but not for fat distribution patterns. CONCLUSION: Single- and multisection MR imaging measurements for the quantitative assessment of abdominal adipose tissue strongly correlate with clinical and DXA fat measurements.
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Siegel et al. (2007) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy, overweight, and diabetic overweight (n=30). Single- and multisection MR imaging vs. Anthropometric and DXA measurements was evaluated on Correlation between single- and multisection MR imaging methods for measurement of total abdominal fat (r = 0.97). Single- and multisection MR imaging measurements for abdominal adipose tissue strongly correlated with each other (r = 0.97 for total fat) and with clinical and DXA fat measurements.
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