Kevin Kalisz, Patrick J Navin, Malak Itani, Amit Kumar Agarwal, Sudhakar K Venkatesh, Prabhakar Shantha Rajiah
Metabolic syndrome comprises a set of risk factors that include abdominal obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein levels, and high blood pressure, at least three of which must be fulfilled for diagnosis. Metabolic syndrome has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Multimodality imaging plays an important role in metabolic syndrome, including diagnosis, risk stratification, and assessment of complications. CT and MRI are the primary tools for quantification of excess fat, including subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, as well as fat around organs, which are associated with increased cardiovascular risk...
March 2024: Radiographics: a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc