Fat and water magnetic resonance imaging

TA Bley, O Wieben, CJ François… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A wide variety of fat suppression and water–fat separation methods are used to suppress fat
signal and improve visualization of abnormalities. This article reviews the most commonly …

Assessment of abdominal adipose tissue and organ fat content by magnetic resonance imaging

HH Hu, KS Nayak, MI Goran - obesity reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
As the prevalence of obesity continues to rise, rapid and accurate tools for assessing
abdominal body and organ fat quantity and distribution are critically needed to assist …

Segmentation and quantification of adipose tissue by magnetic resonance imaging

HH Hu, J Chen, W Shen - … Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and …, 2016 - Springer
In this brief review, introductory concepts in animal and human adipose tissue segmentation
using proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography are …

The advantages and limitations of cross-sectional body composition analysis

AJ MacDonald, CA Greig… - Current opinion in …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
CS imaging can reliably measure muscle and fat distribution and uniquely discriminate
between intra-abdominal organ and muscle component of fat-free mass. It precisely tracks …

Quantification of adiposity in small rodents using micro-CT

S Judex, YK Luu, E Ozcivici, B Adler, S Lublinsky… - Methods, 2010 - Elsevier
Non-invasive three-dimensional imaging of live rodents is a powerful research tool that has
become critical for advances in many biomedical fields. For investigations into adipose …

Automatic quantification of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue from whole‐body magnetic resonance images suitable for large cohort studies

D Wald, B Teucher, J Dinkel, R Kaaks… - Journal of magnetic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To develop an automated method with which to distinguish metabolically different
adipose tissues in a large number of subjects using whole‐body magnetic resonance …

MR imaging evaluation of cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome

RW van der Meer, HJ Lamb, JWA Smit, A de Roos - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Metabolic syndrome has become an important public health problem and has reached
epidemic proportions globally. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Specific appetite, energetic and metabolomics responses to fat overfeeding in resistant-to-bodyweight-gain constitutional thinness

N Germain, B Galusca, D Caron-Dorval, JF Martin… - Nutrition & …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: Contrasting with obesity, constitutional thinness (CT) is a rare condition of
natural low bodyweight. CT exhibits preserved menstruation in females, no biological …

Automated assessment of thigh composition using machine learning for Dixon magnetic resonance images

YX Yang, MS Chong, L Tay, S Yew, A Yeo… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To develop and validate a machine learning based automated segmentation
method that jointly analyzes the four contrasts provided by Dixon MRI technique for …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of abdominal fat depots in rats and mice during obesity and weight loss interventions

BP Kn, V Gopalan, SS Lee, SS Velan - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background & Aims Obesity is a leading healthcare issue contributing to metabolic
diseases. There is a great interest in non-invasive approaches for quantitating abdominal fat …