title: MR measurement of visceral fat: assessment of metabolic syndrome.
abstract: One diagnostic criterion for metabolic syndrome is obesity from the accumulation of visceral fat; others include abdominal circumference and area of visceral fat as measured by computed tomography (CT) at the umbilical level. We evaluated visceral fat using frequency-selective excitation magnetic resonance (MR) imaging SPAIR (spectral attenuation with inversion recovery) water suppression THRIVE (3D T1-high resolution isotropic volume examination). Fifty of 70 slices with 2-mm interval were used to render and measure volume of visceral fat ranging within 10 cm of the umbilicus; the area of visceral fat at the umbilical level was also measured. Imaging was completed using breath hold within 14 s. Image processing was easier than using CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Wakakusa Daiichi Hospital, and Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Japan. shigekot@maia.eonet.ne.jp
authors.forename: Shigeko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshiyama
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakahira
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanaki
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Mizue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D001824:Body Constitution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009929:Organ Size; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*; D014781:Viscera / Q000473:pathology