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Comparison of visceral fat measures with cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy adults

Cardiology
Author
PaK K et al.
Used Parameters : BFM, PBF

Publication Year : 2016

Country : Korea

Journal : PLoS One

We aimed to evaluate the associations of visceral adiposity with cardiometabolic risk factors in normal subjects with integrated 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). A total of 58 normal subjects who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT scan for cancer screening were included in this study. Volume and average Hounsfield unit (HU) of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was measured from CT components of integrated PET/CT. Standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of liver, spleen …
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