A comparison of statistical associations between oedema in the lumbar fat on MRI, BMI and Back Fat Thickness (BFT)

Purpose: To compare the relationship between obesity markers Body Mass Index (BMI) and Back Fat Thickness (BFT) and oedema in the lumbo-sacral subcutaneous adipose tissue. Patients and methods: A retrospective study was performed of consecutive Magnetic Resonance Imaging examinations on 149 adults (...

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Main Authors: Wayne West, Doreen Brady-West, Keon P. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017310101