Metabolic Activity in the Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissues by FDG-PET/CT in Obese Patients

Metabolic Activity in the Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissues by FDG-PET/CT in Obese Patients

Introduction: The emerging role of the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the study of the metabolic activity and inflammation in adipose tissue indicates that it might be a reliable tool to complement the risk stratification in obesity. The aims of this study...

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Main Authors: Ana Margarida Monteiro, Gonçalo Ferreira, Hugo Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2017-11-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue/diagnostic imaging
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Intra-Abdominal Fat/diagnostic imaging
Obesity/diagnostic imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Subcutaneous Fat/diagnostic imaging
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