Key result
Single-section T1-weighted MR imaging provides a quick, safe, and reproducible method for estimating adipose tissue volumes and distribution in preadolescents and adolescents.
Why the study?
Does single-section T1-weighted MR imaging accurately quantify subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat in preadolescents and adolescents?
Does single-section T1-weighted MR imaging accurately quantify subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat in preadolescents and adolescents?
Single-section T1-weighted MRI provides a rapid, noninvasive, and radiation-free method to quantify abdominal fat distribution in children and adolescents.
A technique that allows rapid noninvasive imaging of abdominal fat without the potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation would be useful in diagnosing overweight and obese children and in developing effective strategies for weight management. Siegel et al describe a quick, safe, and reproducible single-section MR method for quantifying subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat and its distribution in preadolescents and adolescents. Although larger studies are needed, their study results confirm the use of T1-weighted MR imaging at a single level for estimating adipose tissue volumes and distribution.
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George A. Taylor (2007) conducted an editorial in Overweight and obesity. Single-section T1-weighted MR imaging was evaluated on Quantification of subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat. Single-section T1-weighted MR imaging provides a quick, safe, and reproducible method for estimating adipose tissue volumes and distribution in preadolescents and adolescents.
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