Intra-pancreatic fat deposition and its relation to obesity: a magnetic resonance imaging study.

Mimoza Gjela Anders Askeland Maiken Mellergaard Asbjørn Mohr Drewes Aase Handberg Jens Brøndum Frøkjær

Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2024)

Pancreatic fat content was increased in obese individuals compared with lean controls and predominantly correlated with the amount of visceral adipose tissue. Pancreatic fat content was not clearly linked to measures of pancreatic fibrosis.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
magnetic resonance imaging
high fat diet
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
fatty acid
computed tomography
high fat diet induced
weight gain
body composition
liver fibrosis
obese patients
diffusion weighted imaging