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Whole Body and Regional Quantification of Active Human Brown Adipose Tissue Using 18F-FDG PET/CT
Published on: April 1, 2019
Brown adipose tissue in humans: detection and functional analysis using PET (positron emission tomography), MRI
Magnus Borga1, Kirsi A Virtanen2, Thobias Romu1
1Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Abstract:
If the beneficial effects of brown adipose tissue (BAT) on whole body metabolism, as observed in nonhuman experimental models, are to be translated to humans, tools that accurately measure how BAT influences human metabolism will be required. This chapter discusses such techniques, how they can be used, what they can measure and also some of their limitations. The focus is on detection and functional analysis of human BAT and how this can be facilitated by applying advanced imaging technology such as positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and dual energy computed tomography.
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