Quantification of Liver, Subcutaneous, and Visceral Adipose Tissues by MRI Before and After Bariatric Surgery.

Anne Christin Meyer-GerspachRalph PeterliMichael MoorPhilipp MadörinAndreas SchötzauDiana NabersStefan BorgwardtChristoph BeglingerOliver BieriBettina K Wölnerhanssen

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

MRI quantification offers excellently reproducible results in measurement of liver fat and visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues. Liver fat decreased significantly faster than visceral or subcutaneous adipose tissue. Decrease in %-LF and VAT is associated with decrease in total cholesterol, LDL, and plasma insulin.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
high fat diet
magnetic resonance imaging
type diabetes
contrast enhanced
gene expression
skeletal muscle
computed tomography
glycemic control
diffusion weighted imaging
low density lipoprotein
magnetic resonance