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ArticleJournal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry

Validation of Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography-Derived Thigh Adipose Tissue Subcompartments in Young Girls Using a 3 T MRI Scanner.

Robert M Blew, Vinson R Lee, Jennifer W Bea, Megan C Hetherington-Rauth, Jean-Phillipe Galons, Maria I Altbach, Timothy G Lohman, Scott B Going

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Article in Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Robert M BlewDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Electronic address: rblew@email.arizona.edu.
Vinson R LeeDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Jennifer W BeaDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Megan C Hetherington-RauthDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Jean-Phillipe GalonsDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Maria I AltbachDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Timothy G LohmanDepartment of Physiological Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Scott B GoingDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
University of Arizona · USBanner - University Medical Center Tucson · USUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center

Funding

Obesity and bone development in young girlsR01HD074565 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI GOING, SCOTT B · 2013 to 2017
$2.6M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD074565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to assess skeletal muscle adipose tissue is important given the negative clinical implications associated with greater fat infiltration of the muscle. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are highly accurate for measuring appendicular soft tissue and muscle composition, but have limitations. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is an alternative that investigators find valuable because of its low radiation, fast scan time, and comparatively lower costs. The present investigation sought to assess the accuracy of pQCT-derived estimates of total, subcutaneous, skeletal muscle, intermuscular, and calculated intramuscular adipose tissue areas, and muscle density in the midthigh of young girls using the gold standard, 3 T MRI, as the criterion. Cross-sectional data were analyzed for 26 healthy girls aged 9-12 years. Midthigh soft tissue composition was assessed by both pQCT and 3 T MRI. Mean tissue area for corresponding adipose compartments by pQCT and MRI was compared using t tests, regression analysis, and Bland-Altman plots. Muscle density was regressed on MRI skeletal muscle adipose tissue, intermuscular adipose tissue, and intramuscular adipose tissue, each expressed as a percentage of total muscle area. Correlations were high between MRI and pQCT for total adipose tissue (r

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Adipose TissueChildFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMuscle, SkeletalOverweightPediatric ObesitySubcutaneous FatThighTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdiposeintermuscularintramuscularmuscle densitypQCT

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PMID29705002
PMCPMC6151299
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