Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Dec 2012
Multicenter StudyAutomatic quantification of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue from whole-body magnetic resonance images suitable for large cohort studies.
To develop an automated method with which to distinguish metabolically different adipose tissues in a large number of subjects using whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets for improving the understanding of chronic disease risk predictions associated with distinct adipose tissue compartments. ⋯ We developed a fully automatic process to assess SAT and VAT in whole-body MRI data. The method can support epidemiological studies investigating the relationship between excess body fat and chronic diseases.