Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the constellation of metabolic risk factors that might
foster development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Abdominal obesity
and insulin resistance play a prominent role among all metabolic traits of MetS. Because
intervention including weight loss can reduce these morbidity and mortality in MetS,
early detection of the severity and complications of MetS could be useful. Recent
advances in imaging modalities have provided significant insight into the development
and progression of abdominal obesity and insulin resistance, as well as target organ
injuries. The purpose of this review is to summarize advances in diagnostic imaging
modalities in MetS that can be applied for evaluating each components and target organs.
This may help in early detection, monitoring target organ injury, and in turn developing
novel therapeutic target to alleviate and avert them.
Abbreviations:
ASL (arterial spin labeling), BMI (body mass index), BOLD (blood oxygen level-dependent), BP (blood pressure), CAD (coronary artery disease), CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness), CT (computed tomography), D (dimensional), DCE (dynamic contrast-enhanced), DTI (diffusion tensor imaging), DWI (diffusion-weighted imaging), DXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry), FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose), GFR (glomerular filtration rate), HU (Hounsfield units), IMCL (intramyocellular lipid), IVUS (intravascular ultrasound), LV (left ventricle), LVH (left ventricular hypertrophy), MetS (metabolic syndrome), MRE (magnetic resonance elastography), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), MRS (magnetic resonance spectroscopy), MTI (magnetization-transfer imaging), NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), NAFPD (non-alcoholic fatty pancreatic disease), NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), OCT (optical coherence tomography), PET (positron emission tomography), PWV (pulse wave velocity), SAT (subcutaneous adipose tissue), SPECT (-photon emission computed tomography), TCD (transcranial Doppler), US (ultrasonography), VAT (visceral adipose tissue)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: November 02, 2017
Accepted:
October 26,
2017
Received in revised form:
October 18,
2017
Received:
August 25,
2017
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