Morphological identification of brown adipose tissue by magnetic resonance imaging in the rat

Osculati, F.; Leclercq, F.; Sbarbati, A.; Zancanaro, C.; Cinti, S.; Antonakis, K.

European Journal of Radiology 9(2): 112-114

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0720-048X
PMID: 2743984
Document Number: 331154
Morphological distinction between brown and white adipose tissue was obtained in the rat by MRI at 7 Tesla. Both superficial (subcutaneous) and deep (mediastinal) brown fat was visualized; the level of resolution was less than 1 mm. These results show that MRI is a potentially useful tool for studying the biology of brown adipose tissue in the experimental animal and, prospectively, in man.

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