Open AccessPossibility radiological methods in diagnostics of visceral adiposity
Author(s) -
N. M. Suslyaeva
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2010-5-121-128
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , obesity , anthropometry , abdomen , radiology , computed tomography , abdominal obesity , ultrasound , abdominal aorta , aorta , waist
Obesity is present in over 50% of men and 70% of women. Greater health risks development of cardio-vascular disease have been associated with the visceral obesity. Computed tomography is the reference method for intra-abdominal fat evaluation, but high cost, low availability and ionizing radiation risks prevent it from being a widely usable method. Ultrasound measurement of intra-abdominal distance between abdominal muscle and aorta, which has been shown to correlate well with computed tomography intra-abdominal fat measurements, is proposed together with other anthropometric measurements as an alternative means of predicting body fat and also confirmed as a reliable instrument for clinical and epidemiologic studies.