Comparison of visceral fat mass measurement by dual-X-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging in a multiethnic cohort: the Dallas Heart Study

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) mass, a risk factor for cardiometabolic complications of obesity, is usually measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) but this method is not practical in a clinical setting. In contrast, measurement of VAT by dual-x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) ap...

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Autores principales: Neeland, I J, Grundy, S M, Li, X, Adams-Huet, B, Vega, G L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2016.28

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2016.28

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