Pediatric brown adipose tissue: Detection, epidemiology, and differences from adults

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 939-944

  Drubach, Laura A ^a,d   Palmer III, Edwin L ^b,d   Connolly, Leonard P ^b,d   Baker, Amanda ^a,d   Zurakowski, David ^a,d   Cypess, Aaron M ^c,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755163101     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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