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Comparison of Associations of DXA and CT Visceral Adipose Tissue Measures With Insulin Resistance, Lipid Levels, and Inflammatory Markers

John T. Schousboe1, Lisa Langsetmo1, Ann V. Schwartz2, Brent C. Taylor1, Tien N. Vo1, Allyson M. Kats1, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor3, Eric S. Orwoll4, Lynn M. Marshall4, Iva Miljkovic5, Nancy E. Lane6, Kristine E. Ensrud1. Comparison of Associations of DXA and CT Visceral Adipose Tissue Measures With Insulin Resistance, Lipid Levels, and Inflammatory Markers. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. February 24 2017.

Publication Date
February 2017

How Analyze was Used
“Regions were selected to have measures of abdominal regional fat depots within a 5-mm slice at the L4–L5 intervertebral disc space using a standardized protocol and Analyze software, with each voxel having dimensions of 5 mm × 1 mm × 1 mm (AnalyzeDirect, Overland Park).”

Keywords
CT-VAT, DXA-VAT, Insulin resistance, Serum inflammatory markers, Visceral adipose tissue (VAT)

Author Affiliation(s)
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
3University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
4Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
5University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
6University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA

 

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