Characterization of human brown adipose tissue by chemical-shift water-fat MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-183

  Hu, Houchun H ^a   Perkins, Thomas G ^b   Chia, Jonathan M ^b   Gilsanz, Vicente ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown adipose tissue; Chemical shift water fat MRI; Fat fraction; T2* relaxation; White adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CADAVER; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL SHIFT WATER FAT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84871898177     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.8996     Document Type: Article

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