New sagittal abdominal diameter and transverse abdominal diameter based equations to estimate visceral fat area in type 2 diabetes patients

• Main Authors: Chao Li (Author), Liankun Zeng (Author), Miaosheng Li (Author), Kang Deng (Author), Die Zhou (Author), Rutao Liang (Author), Xiaoshu Zhang (Author), Zhihui Hu (Author), Ai Luo (Author), Chunling Chen (Author), Qi Chen (Author), Wenlong Wei (Author), Wangen Li (Author), Zhuoqing Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are considered gold standards for measuring visceral fat area (VFA). However, their relatively high prices and potential radiation exposure limit their widespread use in clinical practice and everyday life. Therefore, ou...