A method for the automatic segmentation of brown adipose tissue

Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 287 - 299
Published: Jan 11, 2016
Abstract
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays a key role for thermogenesis in mammals and infants. Recent confirmation of BAT presence in adult humans has aroused great interest for its potential to initiate weight-loss and normalize metabolic disorders in diabetes and obesity. Reliable detection and differentiation of BAT from the surrounding white adipose tissue (WAT) and muscle is critical for assessment/quantification of BAT volume. This study evaluates...
Paper Details
Title
A method for the automatic segmentation of brown adipose tissue
Published Date
Jan 11, 2016
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
287 - 299
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