Comparison of Visceral Fat Measures with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Healthy Adults.
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SUBMITTER: Pak K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4820273 | biostudies-literature | 2016
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Comparison of Visceral Fat Measures with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Healthy Adults.
Pak Kyoungjune K Lee Seung Hun SH Lee Jeong Gyu JG Seok Ju Won JW Kim In Joo IJ
PloS one 20160404 4
We aimed to evaluate the associations of visceral adiposity with cardiometabolic risk factors in normal subjects with integrated 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). A total of 58 normal subjects who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT scan for cancer screening were included in this study. Volume and average Hounsfield unit (HU) of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was measured from CT components of integrated PET/CT. Standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of l ...[more]
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