Ectopic fat and cardiometabolic and vascular risk

S Lim, JB Meigs - International journal of cardiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Given that the variation in how regional adipose tissue handles and stores excess dietary
energy has substantial cardiometabolic implications, ectopic fat distribution might be an …

Hepatic steatosis: quantification by proton density fat fraction with MR imaging versus liver biopsy

IS Idilman, H Aniktar, R Idilman, G Kabacam, B Savas… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine utility of proton density fat fraction (PDFF) measurements for
quantifying the liver fat content in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and …

Magnetic resonance imaging of the pediatric liver: imaging of steatosis, iron deposition, and fibrosis

AJ Towbin, SD Serai… - … Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2013 - mri.theclinics.com
Over the past decade, there have been numerous advances in MR imaging techniques used
to image the liver. In the past, MR imaging assessment of the liver relied primarily on …

Decreased transcription of ChREBP-α/β isoforms in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese adolescents with prediabetes or early type 2 diabetes …

R Kursawe, S Caprio, C Giannini, D Narayan, A Lin… - Diabetes, 2013 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Insulin resistance associated with altered fat partitioning in liver and adipose tissues is a
prediabetic condition in obese adolescents. We investigated interactions between glucose …

Circulating levels of FGF-21 in obese youth: associations with liver fat content and markers of liver damage

C Giannini, AE Feldstein, N Santoro… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21 is highly expressed in the liver and regulates
glucose and lipid metabolism in rodents. The effects of obesity and fatty liver on circulating …

Comparison among T1‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging, modified Dixon method, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in measuring bone marrow fat

W Shen, X Gong, J Weiss, Y Jin - Journal of obesity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. An increasing number of studies are utilizing different magnetic resonance
(MR) methods to quantify bone marrow fat due to its potential role in osteoporosis. Our aim is …

Adipose tissue MRI for quantitative measurement of central obesity

AH Poonawalla, BP Sjoberg, JL Rehm… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To validate adipose tissue magnetic resonance imaging (atMRI) for rapid,
quantitative volumetry of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and total adipose tissue (TAT) …

Mapping of oxygen by imaging lipids relaxation enhancement: a potential sensitive endogenous MRI contrast to map variations in tissue oxygenation

BF Jordan, J Magat, F Colliez, E Ozel… - Magnetic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Because of its paramagnetic properties, oxygen may act as an endogenous
magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent by changing proton relaxation rates. Changes …

Longitudinal effects of MRI-measured hepatic steatosis on biomarkers of glucose homeostasis and hepatic apoptosis in obese youth

G Kim, C Giannini, B Pierpont, AE Feldstein… - Diabetes …, 2013 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We used fast-gradient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine the
longitudinal associations between the hepatic fat content (HFF), glucose homeostasis, and a …

Quantitative analysis of hepatic fat fraction by single-breath-holding MR spectroscopy with T 2 correction: phantom and clinical study with histologic …

N Hayashi, T Miyati, T Minami, Y Takeshita… - … physics and technology, 2013 - Springer
The focus of this study was on the investigation of the accuracy of the fat fraction of the liver
by use of single-breath-holding magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) with T 2 …