The clinical importance of visceral adiposity: a critical review of methods for visceral adipose tissue analysis
A Shuster, M Patlas, JH Pinthus… - The British journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
As a result of the rising epidemic of obesity, understanding body fat distribution and its
clinical implications is critical to timely treatment. Visceral adipose tissue is a hormonally …
clinical implications is critical to timely treatment. Visceral adipose tissue is a hormonally …
Lean tissue imaging: a new era for nutritional assessment and intervention
Body composition refers to the amount of fat and lean tissues in our body; it is a science that
looks beyond a unit of body weight, accounting for the proportion of different tissues and its …
looks beyond a unit of body weight, accounting for the proportion of different tissues and its …
A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care
Human body composition is important in numerous cancer research domains. Our objective
was to evaluate clinically accessible methods to achieve practical and precise measures of …
was to evaluate clinically accessible methods to achieve practical and precise measures of …
Total body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional image
W Shen, M Punyanitya, ZM Wang… - Journal of applied …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
A single abdominal cross-sectional computerized axial tomography and magnetic
resonance image is often obtained in studies examining adipose tissue (AT) distribution. An …
resonance image is often obtained in studies examining adipose tissue (AT) distribution. An …
Intestinal Blastocystis is linked to healthier diets and more favorable cardiometabolic outcomes in 56,989 individuals from 32 countries
Diet impacts human health, influencing body adiposity and the risk of develo**
cardiometabolic diseases. The gut microbiome is a key player in the diet-health axis, but …
cardiometabolic diseases. The gut microbiome is a key player in the diet-health axis, but …
Automated abdominal segmentation of CT scans for body composition analysis using deep learning
Purpose To develop and evaluate a fully automated algorithm for segmenting the abdomen
from CT to quantify body composition. Materials and Methods For this retrospective study, a …
from CT to quantify body composition. Materials and Methods For this retrospective study, a …
Resistance exercise reduces liver fat and its mediators in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease independent of weight loss
Background Lifestyle interventions focusing on weight loss remain the cornerstone of non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) management. Despite this, the weight losses achieved …
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) management. Despite this, the weight losses achieved …
Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle wasting precede clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
A Babic, MH Rosenthal, TK Sundaresan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Patients with pancreatic cancer commonly develop weight loss and muscle wasting.
Whether adipose tissue and skeletal muscle losses begin before diagnosis and the potential …
Whether adipose tissue and skeletal muscle losses begin before diagnosis and the potential …
Body composition and lung cancer-associated cachexia in TRACERx
O Al-Sawaf, J Weiss, M Skrzypski, JM Lam… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in
individuals with non-small cell lung cancer. Key features of CAC include alterations in body …
individuals with non-small cell lung cancer. Key features of CAC include alterations in body …
Skeletal muscle predicts ventilator-free days, ICU-free days, and mortality in elderly ICU patients
LL Moisey, M Mourtzakis, BA Cotton, T Premji… - Critical care, 2013 - Springer
Introduction As the population ages, the number of injured elderly is increasing. We sought
to determine if low skeletal muscle mass adversely affected outcome in elderly patients …
to determine if low skeletal muscle mass adversely affected outcome in elderly patients …