Relationship between volumes and areas from single transverse scans of intra-abdominal fat measured by magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1161-1166

  Han, T S ^a   Kelly, I E ^a   Walsh, K ^a   Greene, R M E ^b   Lean, M E J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Care International Clydebank ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography; Fat distribution; Health promotion; Methodology; Obesity; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TROGLITAZONE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030853265     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800530     Document Type: Article

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