Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29331301›Full record

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Marrow adipose tissue imaging in humans.

Vibha Singhal, Miriam A Bredella

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Review in Bone, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Novel MRI-based quantitative signal-intensity ratio scores for differentiation of pyogenic and tuberculous spondylitis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  11. Bone marrow adipocytes: key players in vascular niches, aging, and disease.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  16. Bone marrow adipose tissue in metabolic health.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vibha SinghalPediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States.
Miriam A BredellaDepartment of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Electronic address: mbredella@mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Interdisciplinary Study of Marrow Adiposity, Mineral Metabolism & Energy BalanceR24DK092759 · NIDDK · MAINEHEALTH · PI HOROWITZ, MARK C, MACDOUGALD, ORMOND A · 2011 to 2019
$13.0M
Bone Metabolism in Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric SurgeryR01DK103946 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BREDELLA, MIRIAM ANTOINETTE, MISRA, MADHUSMITA · 2015 to 2019
$3.2M
Skeletal Physiology Dysregulation in Obesity: The Role of Growth HormoneR01DK095792 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BREDELLA, MIRIAM ANTOINETTE, MILLER, KAREN K · 2013 to 2017
$3.2M
Bone Metabolism in Adolescents UndergoingBariatric SurgeryK24DK109940 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BREDELLA, MIRIAM ANTOINETTE · 2017 to 2021
$970k
Interdisciplinary study of marrow adiposity, mineral metabolism,and energy balancR24DK084970 · NIDDK · MAINEHEALTH · PI HOROWITZ, MARK C, KLIBANSKI, ANNE · 2010 to 2010
$501k
NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK109940NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK095792NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK103946NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK084970NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK092759
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone strength is affected not only by bone mineral density (BMD) and bone microarchitecture but also its microenvironment. Recent studies have focused on the role of marrow adipose tissue (MAT) in the pathogenesis of bone loss. Osteoblasts and adipocytes arise from a common mesenchymal stem cell within bone marrow and many osteoporotic states, including aging, medication use, immobility, over - and undernutrition are associated with increased marrow adiposity. Advancements in imaging technology allow the non-invasive quantification of MAT. This article will review magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)- and computed tomography (CT)-based imaging technologies to assess the amount and composition of MAT. The techniques that will be discussed are anatomic T1-weighted MRI, water-fat imaging, proton MR spectroscopy, single energy CT and dual energy CT. Clinical applications of MRI and CT techniques to determine the role of MAT in patients with obesity, anorexia nervosa, and type 2 diabetes will be reviewed.

Indexed as

Magnetic Resonance ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdipose TissueAdiposityBone MarrowHumansWaterWaterDual energy computed tomography (DECT)Magnetic resonance imagingMarrow adipose tissue compositionMarrow adipose tissue (MAT)Proton MR spectroscopy

Identifiers

PMID29331301
PMCPMC6039291
OpenAlexW2782621800

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