Ultrasound Estimates of Visceral and Subcutaneous-Abdominal Adipose Tissues in Infancy

• Main Authors: Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe (Author), Neena Modi (Author), Sabita Uthaya (Author), Ieuan A. Hughes (Author), David B. Dunger (Author), Carlo Acerini (Author), Ronald P. Stolk (Author), Ken K. Ong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Other imaging techniques to quantify internal-abdominal adiposity (IA-AT) and subcutaneous-abdominal adiposity (SCA-AT) are frequently impractical in infants. The aim of this study was twofold: (a) to validate ultrasound (US) visceral and subcutaneous-abdominal depths in assessing IA-AT and SCA-AT f...