AnalyzeDirect Xiang Li et al. Changes of Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Ectopic Fat in Response to Weight-loss Diets: the POUNDS Lost Trial. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Publication Date
June 19, 2020
How Analyze was Used
“All the CT scans were analyzed at PBRC using Analyze Direct software. As a direct measure of hepatic fat, images from 8 slice CT scans were used to derive the liver attenuation, which is the difference between the hepatic density and the spleen density.”
Keywords
Branched-chain amino acid, Ectopic fat, Weight-loss diet, Epidemiology, Nutrition
Author Affiliation(s)
Tulane University, Louisiana, USA
