IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING ADIPOSE-TISSUE DISTRIBUTION - A COMPARISON BETWEEN COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY AND 1.5-T MAGNETIC-RESONANCE

被引:290
作者
SEIDELL, JC
BAKKER, CJG
VANDERKOOY, K
机构
[1] AGR UNIV WAGENINGEN,DEPT HUMAN NUTR,6700 HB WAGENINGEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] STATE UNIV UTRECHT HOSP,INST NUCL MAGNET RESONANCE,3511 GV UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
关键词
Adipose tissue; Body composition; Computed tomography; Fat distribution; Magnetic-resonance imaging; Obesity;
D O I
10.1093/ajcn/51.6.953
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
We developed a method for calculating adipose-tissue areas from transverse body scans by magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI). The method is based on an inversion recovery experiment (repetition time 820 ms, inversion delay time 300 ms, and echo time 20 ms). Total-fat areas and subcutaneous-fat areas were calculated by this method and by computed tomography (CT) from abdominal scans taken in seven male volunteers. The SEE ranged from 4.4 cm2 (CV 4.4%) for subcutaneous-fat areas to 8.3 cm2 (CV 12.8%) for visceral-fat areas. The reproducibility of measuring fat areas with MRI was assessed in seven other volunteers (four males, three females). The average errors of the method for different fat areas were 5.4%, 10.6%, and 10.1% for total-, visceral-, and subcutaneousfat areas, respectively. We conclude that CT and MRI may yield different absolute values of fat areas (especially visceral fat) but that the ranking of individuals on the basis of their fat areas will be similar by both methods.
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页码:953 / 957
页数:5
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