Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness on non-gated chest CT as an alternative to EAT volume on cardiac CT.

Murat VuralBetül Akdal Dölek Gulsum KilickapGülsüm Kübra BahadırYasin Celal Güneş

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2024)

EAT thickness measured on non-gated chest CT adjacent to the right ventricular free wall is a reliable and easy-to-use alternative to the volumetric quantification and has a strong potential to predict high EAT volume.

Keyphrases

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