ArticleJournal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
MRI Based Validation of Abdominal Adipose Tissue Measurements From DXA in Postmenopausal Women.
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- Predicting MRI-derived total brain volume from DXA-derived head composition in middle-aged and older adults: WASEDA'S Health Study.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Methodological standards for body composition assessment-an expert-endorsed guide for research and clinical applications: bioimpedance, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerized tomography, and ultrasound methods.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Loss of Lean Mass in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With Loss of Total and Visceral Fat.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Article
- Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry-Derived Adiposity and Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Article
- Associations of Urinary Cadmium with Body Composition and Fat Distribution in US Adults: Findings from NHANES 2011-2018.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- The association between Chinese visceral adiposity index and hypertension among middle-aged and older population: a cross-sectional study based on CHARLS.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- The association between reproductive history and abdominal adipose tissue among postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Visceral-to-peripheral adiposity ratio: a critical determinant of sex and ethnic differences in cardiovascular risks among Asian Indians and African Creoles in Mauritius.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
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- Sarcopenia and Nutrition in Elderly Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine Prevalence and Risk Factors.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Association between urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and adiposity among postmenopausal women.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Visceral Adipose Tissue is Negatively Associated With Bone Mineral Density in NHANES 2011-2018.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023Article
- Contributions of the Women's Health Initiative to Cardiovascular Research: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022Review
- Visceral adipose tissue in obesity: A comparison between DXA and MRI measures.Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical DensitometryArticle
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Abstract
introductionVisceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a hypothesized driver of chronic disease. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) potentially offers a lower cost and more available alternative compared to gold-standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for quantification of abdominal fat sub-compartments, VAT and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). We sought to validate VAT and SAT area (cm METHODOLOGY: Participants (n = 69) from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) completed a 3 T MRI scan and a whole body DXA scan (Hologic QDR2000 or QDR4500; 2004-2005). A subset of 43 participants were scanned on both DXA devices. DXA-derived VAT and SAT at the 4th lumbar vertebrae (5 cm wide) were analyzed using APEX software (v4.0, Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA). MRI VAT and SAT areas for the corresponding DXA region of interest were quantified using sliceOmatic software (v5.0, Tomovision, Magog, Canada). Pearson correlations between MRI and DXA-derived VAT and SAT were computed, and a Bland-Altman analysis was performed.
resultsParticipants were primarily non-Hispanic white (86%) with a mean age of 70.51 ± 5.79 years and a mean BMI of 27.33 ± 5.40 kg/m
conclusionsNew software applied to historic Hologic DXA scans provide estimates of VAT and SAT that are well-correlated with criterion MRI among postmenopausal women.
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