A comparison of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging to assess visceral fat in the metabolic syndrome

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 339-345

  Gong, Weikun ^a   Ren, Huilong ^a   Tong, Hongzhang ^a   Shen, Xiaoyin ^b   Luo, Jianping ^a   Chen, Shuting ^a   Lai, Jingbo ^a   Chen, Xinyi ^a   Chen, Hongwei ^a   Yu, Wanjun ^a  

^a Yinzhou People's Hospital   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Metabolic syndrome; Perirenal fat; Ultrasound; Visceral adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34047168313     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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