Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in Visceral Adipose Tissue Assessment

Aim of the study was visceral adipose tissue quantitative assessment with ultrasound and computed tomography. 101 people (51 men and 50 women) aged from 18 up to 65 years old were included in the study. Correlation between the ultrasound and computed tomography quantitative measures was moderate (P < 0.05). The normal value of thickness from abdominal muscle to aorta was ≤37 mm (sensitivity - 69.0%, specificity - 88.9%, AUC - 0.853). Cut-off level for inferior part of the perirenal fat area on the right was 11.5 cm² side (sensitivity - 86.2%, specificity - 84.5%, AUC - 0.888), on the left - 10.0 cm² (sensitivity- 80.8%, specificity - 88.2%, AUC - 0.884). The thickness of the epicardial and pericardial fat should be measured at the end of the systole, cut-off levels were 3.5 mm (sensitivity - 82.8%, specificity - 77.8%, AUC - 0.833) and 5.0 mm (sensitivity - 93.1%, specificity - 61.1%, AUC - 0.789) respectively.

ультразвуковая диагностика, компьютерная томография, висцеральная жировая ткань, внутрибрюшная жировая ткань, околопочечная жировая ткань, эпикардиальная жировая ткань, перикардиальная жировая ткань, ultrasound diagnostics, computed tomography, visceral adipose tissue, abdominal fat, perirenal fat, epicardial fat, pericardial fat

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