Feasibility of using infrared thermal imaging to examine brown adipose tissue in infants aged 18 to 25 months.

Sakurako Oyama Kendall J Arslanian Stephanie B Levy Cara J OcobockUlai T FidowTake NaseriNicola L Hawley

Published in: Annals of human biology (2021)

While further work is necessary to develop a reliable cooling condition, this study provides proof-of-concept for non-invasive assessment of BAT activity in infants.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
high resolution
insulin resistance
high fat diet
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
mass spectrometry