Epicardial and pericardial adipose tissue: physiological importance and role of imaging techniques.
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is becoming a cardiovascular risk factor. Multiple imaging techniques are used to measure it, each one with its prons and cons. We will review the literature realizing that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Arepalli
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Vrettoy
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Lamanna
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Ebert
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Kremastinos
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography