Simple quantification of paracardial and epicardial fat dimensions at low-dose chest CT: correlation with metabolic risk factors and usefulness in predicting metabolic syndrome

Purpose To assess the usefulness of simple axial bi-dimensional diameters of pericardial fat tissues at low-dose chest CT, in correlation with metabolic parameters in predicting metabolic syndrome. Materials and methods Subjects were 373 asymptomatic individuals who performed both low-dose chest CT...

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Published in:Japanese journal of radiology 2018-09, Vol.36 (9), p.528-536
Main Authors: Lim, Chaehun, Ahn, Myeong-Im, Jung, Jung Im, Beck, Kyongmin Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging
Adult
Aged
Arteries
Chest
Coronary artery
Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging
Correlation analysis
Fats
Female
Humans
Imaging
Intra-Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Nuclear Medicine
Oils & fats
Original Article
Parameters
Pericardium - diagnostic imaging
Predictions
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiation Dosage
Radiology
Radiotherapy
Regression analysis
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:Purpose To assess the usefulness of simple axial bi-dimensional diameters of pericardial fat tissues at low-dose chest CT, in correlation with metabolic parameters in predicting metabolic syndrome. Materials and methods Subjects were 373 asymptomatic individuals who performed both low-dose chest CT and abdominal fat CT for medical check-up. Maximum bi-dimensional axial diameters of paracardial fats at right (RPF) and left (LPF) cardiophrenic angle portions, and epicardial fats around right (REF) and left (LEF) coronary arteries, and coronary sinus (SEF) were measured. Correlation between pericardial fat diameters and metabolic parameters were statistically analyzed. Results RPF, LPF, REF, LEF, and SEF diameters were moderately correlated with abdominal visceral fat (AVF) area ( R  = 0.74, 0.70, 0.48, 0.41, and 0.53, respectively, p  
ISSN:1867-1071
1867-108X
DOI:10.1007/s11604-018-0752-1