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Semi-automated segmentation and quantification of adipose tissue in calf and thigh by MRI: a preliminary study in patients with monogenic metabolic syndrome

BACKGROUND: With the growing prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome, reliable quantitative imaging methods for adipose tissue are required. Monogenic forms of the metabolic syndrome include Dunnigan-variety familial partial lipodystrophy subtypes 2 and 3 (FPLD2 and FPLD3), which are characteri...

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Autores principales: Al-Attar, Salam A, Pollex, Rebecca L, Robinson, John F, Miskie, Brooke A, Walcarius, Rhonda, Rutt, Brian K, Hegele, Robert A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16945131
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-6-11