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- Title
Quantitative Assessment of Pancreatic Fat by Quantitative CT in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
- Authors
Li, Zhizhen; Yue, Qingmei; Chen, Yunjin; Zhang, Yifan; Wan, Yamin
- Abstract
Conventional CT scan is a practical modality for quantifying PFD.[7] Quantitative CT (QCT), which is a medical technique that measures bone mineral density,[8] has become an emerging screening tool to measure visceral fat.[9],[10] It is a combination of quantitative phantom and conventional CT. Keywords: pancreatic fat deposition; quantitative computed tomography; type 2 diabetes mellitus; insulin resistance EN pancreatic fat deposition quantitative computed tomography type 2 diabetes mellitus insulin resistance 7977 7984 8 12/01/22 20221001 NES 221001 Zhizhen Li, SP 1 sp Qingmei Yue, SP 2 sp Yunjin Chen, SP 1 sp Yifan Zhang, SP 1 sp Yamin Wan SP 2 sp SP 1 sp Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China; SP 2 sp Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China Correspondence: Yamin Wan, Email [email protected] Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic, heterogeneous metabolic disorder caused by multiple factors and is a major global public health problem. While the conventional CT relies on calculated CT values of P-S and P/S to diagnose fatty pancreas, the QCT uses an intuitive percentage of fat to indicate the extent of PFD.
- Subjects
TYPE 2 diabetes; EXOCRINE pancreatic insufficiency; FAT
- Publication
International Journal of General Medicine, 2022, Vol 15, p7977
- ISSN
1178-7074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/IJGM.S383783