Measuring visceral adipose tissue content from contrast enhanced computed tomography

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 570-573

  Vehmas, T ^a   Kairemo, Kja ^a   Taavitsainen, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Contrast media; Obesity; Visceral adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIATRIZOATE; IOHEXOL; IOVERSOL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERA;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISCERA;

EID: 0029934744     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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