Ultrasound measures of abdominal fat layers correlate with metabolic syndrome features in patients with obesity

Ultrasound measures of abdominal fat layers correlate with metabolic syndrome features in patients with obesity

Summary Objective Abdominal fat ultrasound (US) is a simple clinical tool that may allow measures of fat depots not visible using common dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA) or computerized tomography (CT) imaging. The aim of this study was to validate the technique, give measures of superficial...

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Main Authors: Guillem Cuatrecasas, Francisco deCabo, Maria Josep Coves, Ioana Patrascioiu, Gerardo Aguilar, Sonia March, Mariona Balfegó, Clara Bretxa, Marta Calbo, Gabriel Cuatrecasas, Gloria Aranda, Aida Orois, Isabel Bové, Elena Munoz‐Marron, Pilar García‐Lorda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:Obesity Science & Practice
Subjects:
metabolic syndrome
omental
subcutaneous adipose tissue
ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.453

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https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.453

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