Adipose tissue distribution in children: Automated quantification using water and fat MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 204-210

  Kullberg, Joel ^a   Karlsson, Ann Katrine ^b   Stokland, Eira ^c   Svensson, Pär Arne ^c   Dahlgren, Jovanna ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Digital image processing; Magnetic resonance imaging; Subcutaneous adipose tissue; Visceral adipose tissue; Water fat imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ACCURACY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FAT IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; WATER IMAGING; ALGORITHM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BODY WATER; COHORT ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALGORITHMS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WATER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 77954137185     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22193     Document Type: Article

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