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Oncology
Elizabeth Buckley, Mary M. Mullen, Rehan A. Nizamuddin, Jonathan H. Stein, Lindsay M. Kuroki, Katherine C. Fuh, Andrea R. Hagemann, Carolyn K. McCourt, David Mutch, Dineo Khabele, Matthew A. Powell, Joseph E. Ippolito, Premal H. Thaker
Summary: This study aimed to determine the association of radiographic measurements of visceral fat with clinical outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer. Through a retrospective review of surgical patients, it was found that visceral fat measurements are predictive of outcomes in patients with advanced stage endometrial cancer. Specifically, VAT to SAT ratios are predictive of overall survival.
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Andrew T. Grainger, Arun Krishnaraj, Michael H. Quinones, Nicholas J. Tustison, Samantha Epstein, Daniela Fuller, Aakash Jha, Kevin L. Allman, Weibin Shi
Summary: Utilizing deep learning methods with a template data augmentation strategy can accurately and rapidly quantify total abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Cyrus A. Raji, Somayeh Meysami, Sam Hashemi, Saurabh Garg, Nasrin Akbari, Ahmed Gouda, Yosef Gavriel Chodakiewitz, Thanh Duc Nguyen, Kellyann Niotis, David A. Merrill, Rajpaul Attariwala
Summary: Abdominal fat is found to be associated with brain health. Visceral fat is related to volume reductions in multiple brain regions, while subcutaneous fat is linked to brain volume loss. The association is more pronounced in women, with increased visceral fat showing a greater impact on brain volume. These findings suggest that abdominal fat may be a modifiable factor influencing brain health.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Massimo Pellegrini, Giulia Besutti, Marta Ottone, Simone Canovi, Efrem Bonelli, Francesco Venturelli, Roberto Fari, Angela Damato, Candida Bonelli, Carmine Pinto, Guido Ligabue, Pierpaolo Pattacini, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Marwan El Ghoch
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of adipose tissue characteristics with survival in rectal cancer patients. The results showed that increasing adipose tissue area may have a protective effect on survival, while increasing density was associated with poorer survival. Adipose tissue density influenced survival in rectal cancer patients, indicating the importance of further research in this area.
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Oncology
Giacomo Aringhieri, Gianfranco Di Salle, Silvia Catanese, Caterina Vivaldi, Francesca Salani, Saverio Vitali, Miriam Caccese, Enrico Vasile, Virginia Genovesi, Lorenzo Fornaro, Rachele Tintori, Francesco Balducci, Carla Cappelli, Dania Cioni, Gianluca Masi, Emanuele Neri
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat volumes, psoas muscle volume, and the visceral-to-subcutaneous volume ratio on overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer. The results showed that patients with a higher visceral-to-subcutaneous volume ratio had poorer survival outcomes and a less favorable response to chemotherapy.
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Tatsuya Haze, Moe Hatakeyama, Shiro Komiya, Rina Kawano, Yuki Ohki, Shota Suzuki, Yusuke Kobayashi, Akira Fujiwara, Sanae Saka, Kouichi Tamura, Nobuhito Hirawa
Summary: Visceral fat tissue may have an impact on renal function in patients with primary aldosteronism, with a correlation between the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat volumes and estimated glomerular filtration rate. The ratio of visceral-to-subcutaneous fat tissue volume may be an independent risk factor for renal dysfunction, especially in the presence of high plasma aldosterone concentration.
HYPERTENSION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Oncology
Yu-Ching Lin, Gigin Lin, Ta-Sen Yeh
Summary: The study found that SAT and VAT play opposite roles in the prognosis of advanced gastric cancer, possibly through modulation of adiponectin receptors and PPARs. Preoperative CTBC can help clinicians tailor individualized adjuvant therapy and/or nutritional support.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jinlei Fan, Liping Zuo, Mingyuan Hou, Bowen Wang, Yueming An, Baoli Hao, Dexin Yu
Summary: This study aimed to investigate differences in sex-specific computed tomography abdominal fat and skeletal muscle characteristics between type 2 diabetic retinopathy patients with and without diabetic kidney disease. Risk factors for DKD progression were analyzed using logistic regression, revealing hypertension, blood pressure, hemoglobin levels, and specific adipose tissue measurements as significant factors. Female DR patients with elevated VAT levels were found to have a higher risk of DKD compared to male patients.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2023)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Binit Sureka, Thomas George, Mahendra Kumar Garg, Mithu Banerjee, Surender Deora, Ravinder Sukhla, Akhil Goel, Pawan Kumar Garg, Taruna Yadav, Pushpinder Singh Khera
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using VFV, SFV, and VSR to detect metabolically obese normal weight individuals in the Asian Indian population. The results showed that patients with metabolic risk factors had significantly higher VFV, SFV, and VSR compared to those without risk factors. The volume of subcutaneous fat was significantly higher in females than males. The cutoff values for predicting at least one metabolic syndrome differed between males and females.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Stamatina Iliodromiti, James McLaren, Nazim Ghouri, Melissa R. Miller, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Jennifer Linge, Stuart Ballantyne, Jonathan Platt, John Foster, Scott Hanvey, Unjali P. Gujral, Alka Kanaya, Naveed Sattar, Mary Ann Lumsden, Jason M. R. Gill
Summary: South Asian individuals have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to white European individuals, potentially due to greater central adiposity and storage of fat in deeper or ectopic depots. This study collated data on subcutaneous, visceral, and liver fat in adults of South Asian and white European descent, revealing potential ethnic differences in these factors.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Manfredi Agnese, Patrizia Toia, Giulia Sollami, Carmelo Militello, Leonardo Rundo, Salvatore Vitabile, Erica Maffei, Francesco Agnello, Cesare Gagliardo, Emanuele Grassedonio, Massimo Galia, Filippo Cademartiri, Massimo Midiri, Ludovico La Grutta
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of texture analysis of epicardial fat (EF) and thoracic subcutaneous fat (TSF) in patients undergoing cardiac CT (CCT). The results showed that EF and TSF have different radiomic features under different BMI.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jin-Mok Kim, Eric Chung, Eun-Suk Cho, Jae-Hoon Lee, Su-Jin Shin, Hye Sun Lee, Eun Jung Park, Seung Hyuk Baik, Kang Young Lee, Jeonghyun Kang
Summary: High subcutaneous fat was associated with better disease-free survival in patients with colorectal cancer, while high visceral fat was not. Combining stage and subcutaneous fat cut-off values showed better predictive performance for the survival rate of colorectal cancer patients.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Caterina Beatrice Monti, Davide Capra, Alexis Malavazos, Giorgia Florini, Carlo Parietti, Simone Schiaffino, Francesco Sardanelli, Francesco Secchi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the density of epicardial adipose tissue on CT scans and its correlation with coronary artery disease (CAD). Results showed that the density of epicardial adipose tissue measured on contrast-enhanced scans was higher than on unenhanced scans, but there were no significant differences in adipose tissue density between CAD patients and non-CAD patients. CAD patients may have varying phenomena affecting epicardial adipose tissue density, making it challenging to detect consistent patterns.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Chung-Liang Lai, Hsueh-Kuan Lu, Ai-Chun Huang, Lee-Ping Chu, Hsiang-Yuan Chuang, Kuen-Chang Hsieh
Summary: An estimation equation for abdominal subcutaneous fat area (SFA) was established using bioimpedance analysis (BIA) combined with sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD). The equation showed high accuracy in estimating SFA at different levels of obesity. This study provides a simple, reliable, and practical measurement for epidemiological studies and individual SFA measurement.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xiantong Zou, Xianghai Zhou, Yufeng Li, Qi Huang, Yuan Ni, Ruiming Zhang, Fang Zhang, Xin Wen, Jiayu Cheng, Yanping Yuan, Yue Yu, Chengcheng Guo, Guotong Xie, Linong Ji
Summary: This study developed a deep-learning model to analyze abdominal computed tomography images and identified different types of abdominal fat, measuring their impact on diabetes risk. Three subtypes of abdominal fat were identified in men and women: visceral fat dominant type, subcutaneous fat dominant type, and intermuscular fat dominant type. The study found that compared to the subcutaneous fat dominant type group, the intermuscular fat dominant type group had similar diabetes risk, while the visceral fat dominant type group had higher diabetes risk.