Relationship between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry volumetric assessment and X-ray computed tomography-derived single-slice measurement of visceral fat

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-83

  Xia, Yi ^a   Ergun, David L ^a   Wacker, Wynn K ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Davis, Cynthia E ^b   Kaul, Sanjiv ^c  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Visceral fat; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; VISCERAL FAT; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895009273     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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