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Rodent Abdominal Adipose Tissue Imaging by MR

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Preclinical MRI

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1718))

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Rodents including rats and mice are important models to study obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in a preclinical setting. Translational and longitudinal imaging of these rodents permit investigation of metabolic diseases and identification of imaging biomarkers suitable for clinical translation. Here we describe the imaging protocols for achieving quantitative abdominal imaging in small animals followed by segmentation and quantification of fat volumes.

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  1. Signal and Image Processing, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, #02-02, Helios, 11, Biopolis Way, Singapore, 138667

    Bhanu Prakash KN PhD, Jadegoud Yaligar, Sanjay K. Verma & Venkatesh Gopalan

  2. Metabolic Imaging Group, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, #02-02, Helios, 11, Biopolis Way, Singapore, 138667

    S. Sendhil Velan

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KN, B., Yaligar, J., Verma, S.K., Gopalan, V., Sendhil Velan, S. (2018). Rodent Abdominal Adipose Tissue Imaging by MR. In: García Martín, M., López Larrubia, P. (eds) Preclinical MRI. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1718. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7531-0_15

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