Estimation of abdominal fat compartments by bioelectrical impedance: The validity of the ViScan measurement system in comparison with MRI

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 525-533

  Thomas, E L ^a   Collins, A L ^b   McCarthy, J ^a,c   Fitzpatrick, J ^a   Durighel, G ^a   Goldstone, A P ^a   Bell, J D ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance; Intra abdominal adipose tissue; Intra hepatocellular lipid; Whole body MRI

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952040673     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.18     Document Type: Article

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