Possibility radiological methods in diagnostics of visceral adiposity

Possibility radiological methods in diagnostics of visceral adiposity

Obesity is present in over 50% of men and 70% of women. Greater health risks development of cardio-vascular disease have been associated with the visceral obesity. Computed tomography is the reference method for intra-abdominal fat evaluation, but high cost, low availability and ionizing radiation r...

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Main Author: N. M. Suslyaeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2010-10-01
Series:Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
Subjects:
visceral obesity
computed tomography
ultrasonography
Online Access:https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/1672

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