Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry for Quantification of Visceral Fat

Obesity is the major risk factor for metabolic syndrome and through it diabetes as well as cardiovascular disease. Visceral fat (VF) rather than subcutaneous fat (SF) is the major predictor of adverse events. Currently, the reference standard for measuring VF is abdominal X-ray computed tomography (...

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Autores principales: Kaul, Sanjiv, Rothney, Megan P., Peters, Dawn M., Wacker, Wynn K., Davis, Cynthia E., Shapiro, Michael D., Ergun, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Materias:
Methods and Techniques
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22282048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.393

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