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Practical approach for estimation of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue
Author(s) -
Kullberg Joel,
Von Below Catrin,
Lönn Lars,
Lind Lars,
Ahlström Håkan,
Johansson Lars
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical physiology and functional imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-097X
pISSN - 1475-0961
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-097x.2007.00728.x
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , sagittal plane , medicine , transverse plane , waist , magnetic resonance imaging , subcutaneous adipose tissue , nuclear medicine , circumference , abdomen , anatomy , body mass index , radiology , pathology , mathematics , geometry
Summary Objectives: The first objective was to investigate the correlations between anthropometrical measurements and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) in two cohorts differing in age using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as reference. A second objective was to investigate the potential usage of abdominal diameters in practical estimation of adipose tissue compartments using these cohorts. Methods: Measurements of body mass index, waist circumference, sagittal abdominal diameter (sagittal AD) and transverse abdominal diameter (transverse AD) were obtained from 336 volunteers of age 14–70 years. Manual measurements of VAT and SAT from single slice MRI at the L4‐L5 level were used as reference. The abdominal diameters were measured from the MR images. Linear correlations between the anthropometrical measurements and the reference were studied. Results: Sagittal AD showed the strongest correlation to VAT ( r ≥ 0·780, P <0·0001) and transverse AD was found to give information about the amount of SAT ( r ≥ 0·866, P <0·0001). The ellipse spanned by the sagittal AD and the transverse AD was strongly correlated to the total amount of adipose tissue ( r ≥ 0·962, P <0·0001). Conclusion: Strong correlations were found between sagittal and transverse abdominal diameters, assessed using MRI, and VAT and SAT, respectively. These results suggest the use of abdominal diameters in practical estimations of VAT and SAT depots.