Human brown fat radiodensity indicates underlying tissue composition and systemic metabolic health

M u Din, J Raiko, T Saari, V Saunavaara… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context: Metabolic imaging studying brown adipose tissue (BAT) physiology has increased,
in which computed tomography (CT) is commonly used as an anatomical reference for …

Characterizing active and inactive brown adipose tissue in adult humans using PET-CT and MR imaging

A Gifford, TF Towse, RC Walker… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Activated brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in thermogenesis and whole
body metabolism in mammals. Positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography …

A synopsis of brown adipose tissue imaging modalities for clinical research

L Sun, J Yan, SS Velan, MKS Leow - Diabetes & Metabolism, 2017 - Elsevier
Body weight gain results from a chronic excess of energy intake over energy expenditure.
Accentuating endogenous energy expenditure has been accorded considerable attention …

Active brown fat during 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging defines a patient group with characteristic traits and an increased probability of brown fat redetection

C Gerngroß, J Schretter, M Klingenspor… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) provides a means of nonshivering thermogenesis. In humans,
active BAT can be visualized by 18F-FDG uptake as detected by PET combined with CT …

Repeatability of quantitative brown adipose tissue imaging metrics on positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in humans

TJ Fraum, JP Crandall, DR Ludwig, S Chen, KJ Fowler… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a promising target for anti-obesity interventions. This
prospective test-retest study assessed the repeatability of several important quantitative BAT …

Correlation of brown adipose tissue with other body fat compartments and patient characteristics: a retrospective analysis in a large patient cohort using PET/CT

C Brendle, MK Werner, M Schmadl, C la Fougère… - Academic radiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the relationship of brown
adipose tissue (BAT) activity with different fat compartments of the body, body mass index …

Measurement of human brown adipose tissue volume and activity using anatomic MR imaging and functional MR imaging

YCI Chen, AM Cypess, YC Chen… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to assess the volume and function of human brown adipose tissue
(BAT) in vivo using MR imaging. Methods: BAT volumes under thermoneutral conditions in …

Human brown adipose tissue temperature and fat fraction are related to its metabolic activity

K Koskensalo, J Raiko, T Saari… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aim: The metabolic activity of human brown adipose tissue (BAT)
has been previously examined using positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of this …

Non‐invasive methods for the assessment of brown adipose tissue in humans

M Chondronikola, SC Beeman… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a recently rediscovered tissue in people that has shown
promise as a potential therapeutic target against obesity and its metabolic abnormalities …

Recent advances in the detection of brown adipose tissue in adult humans: a review

FJ Ong, BA Ahmed, SM Oreskovich, DP Blondin… - Clinical …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
The activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) is associated with reductions in circulating
lipids and glucose in rodents and contributes to energy expenditure in humans indicating …