Ultrasound measurement of pediatric visceral fat thickness: correlations with metabolic and liver profiles

• मुख्य लेखकों: Jae Hwa Jung (लेखक), Mo Kyung Jung (लेखक), Ki Eun Kim (लेखक), Ah Reum Kwon (लेखक), Hyun Wook Chae (लेखक), Choon Sik Yoon (लेखक), Ho Seong Kim (लेखक), Duk-Hee Kim (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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PurposeAbdominal obesity is a fundamental factor underlying the development of metabolic syndrome. Because of radiation exposure and cost, computed tomography or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to evaluate abdominal adiposity are not appropriate in children. Authors evaluated whether ultrasound res...