Abdominal visceral adipose tissue is associated with unsuspected pulmonary embolism on routine CT scans in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
Xiaojuan XiaoYao WangYing GaoQiuxia XieXuhui ZhouLing LinIlona A DekkersHildo J LambPublished in: The British journal of radiology (2019)
Our findings indicate that VAT is a stronger risk factor for unsuspected pulmonary embolism than BMI and SAT in hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- inferior vena cava
- papillary thyroid
- adipose tissue
- computed tomography
- squamous cell
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- contrast enhanced
- type diabetes
- dual energy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- magnetic resonance imaging
- childhood cancer
- clinical practice
- magnetic resonance
- young adults
- positron emission tomography