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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2023

Association between lung opacities and visceral fat in COVID-19 patients.

Michał Sosna, Agnieszka Młynarska, Bartłomiej Stasiów, Rafał Młynarski

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Article in Polish journal of radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Michał SosnaDepartment of Radiology, Upper Silesian Medical Centre, Katowice, Poland.
Agnieszka MłynarskaDepartment of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Bartłomiej StasiówDepartment of Radiology, Upper Silesian Medical Centre, Katowice, Poland.
Rafał MłynarskiDepartment of Electrocardiology and Heart Failure, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the relationship between the amount of the epigastric visceral fat area and the severity of pneumonia in the course of COVID-19 using chest computed tomography (CT) examinations. Material and methods: 177 patients (54 female), with COVID-19 infection were included. A routine chest CT was performed to assess the severity of pneumonia. The affected lung tissue as well as semi-quantitative scales such as the Chest CT Score and Total Opacity Score were calculated using SyngoVia VB30A CT Pneumonia Analysis software. The epigastric region area of visceral fat (L1) was also determined. Results: The mean value of the visceral adipose tissue area was 196.23 ± 101.36 cm Conclusions: The study showed a relationship between the area of visceral adipose tissue and the degree of lung inflammation in COVID-19 disease in patients under 65 years of age.

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chest CT scoreCOVID-19pneumoniavisceral fat

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PMCPMC9995241

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