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Thermal imaging is a non-invasive alternative to PET-CT for measurement of brown adipose tissue activity in humans (2017)
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Law, J., Morris, D. E., Izzi Engbeaya, C., Salem, V., Coello, C., Robinson, L. J., …Symonds, M. E. (2018). Thermal imaging is a non-invasive alternative to PET-CT for measurement of brown adipose tissue activity in humans. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 59(3), https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.117.190546

Background Obesity and its metabolic consequences are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) utilises glucose and free fatty acids to produce heat, thereby increasing energy expenditure. Effective evaluation of human BA... Read More about Thermal imaging is a non-invasive alternative to PET-CT for measurement of brown adipose tissue activity in humans.