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• MRI assessment of ectopic fat accumulation in pancreas, liver and skeletal muscle in patients with obesity, overweight and normal BMI in correlation with the presence of central obesity and metabolic syndrome

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  • J. Pieńkowska
  • B. Brzeska
  • M. F. Kaszubowski
  • O. Kozak
  • A. Jankowska
  • E. Szurowska

  - Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity-Targets and Therapy - Year 2019

  Purpose: Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) exceeding 30 kg/m2, is a serious health problem, which can be called an epidemic on a global scale and is one of the most important causes of preventable death. The aim of this study was to assess ectopic fat accumulation in pancreas, liver and skeletal muscle in patients with obesity, overweight and normal BMI in correlation with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Patients and methods:...

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