Re gional distribution of the body fat. Use of image techniques as tools for nutritional diagnosis;Distribución regional de la grasa corporal. Uso de técnicas de imagen como herramienta de diagnóstico nutricional

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-223

  Miguelsanz, J Pérez ^a   Parra, W Cabrera ^a   Moreiras, G Varela ^b   Garaulet, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance image; Muscle fat; Obesity; Subcutaneous fat; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77950320615     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3305/nh.2010.25.2.4406     Document Type: Review

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