| Risk of significant coronary artery disease as determined by CT measurement of the distribution of abdominal adipose tissue. | |
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PMID: 11884776 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this work was to determine if CT measurement of the distribution of abdominal adipose tissue is reproducible between observers and is associated with patient risk of significant coronary artery disease. METHOD: We compared 11 male patients having abdominal CT who had a history of significant coronary artery disease and 9 male patients having abdominal CT without a history of coronary artery disease. Two observers, at the level of the umbilicus, independently measured the ratio of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to total abdominal adipose tissue (TAT). VAT is equal to the sum total of intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal adipose tissue. TAT equals the sum total of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue. Measurements were made using a standard software package. RESULTS: The mean ratio of VAT to TAT was significantly different (p < 0.05) between patients with a history of coronary artery disease (mean = 0.51, SD = 0.10, range = 0.38-0.69) and without a history of coronary artery disease (mean = 0.40, SD = 0.12, range = 0.23-0.51). Agreement in measurements between observers was excellent (mean difference = 0.01, range = 0.00-0.03, intraclass correlation = 0.99). CONCLUSION: The measurement of the VAT/TAT ratio is highly reproducible between observers, and a high ratio is associated with patient risk of significant coronary artery disease. |
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Authors:
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Ahmet T Tirkes; Ronald H Gottlieb; Susan L Voci; David L Waldman; Jeffrey Masetta; David L Conover |
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Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of computer assisted tomography Volume: 26 ISSN: 0363-8715 ISO Abbreviation: J Comput Assist Tomogr Publication Date: 2002 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-08 Completed Date: 2002-04-09 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703942 Medline TA: J Comput Assist Tomogr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 210-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
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Abdomen Adipose Tissue* Aged Body Composition* Coronary Artery Disease / etiology* Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity / complications* Observer Variation Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Risk Assessment Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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