MRI Finds Hidden, High-Risk Fat in Teens

In this particular article, it examined a new technique to determine the fat content in teenagers. Researchers used two current MRI techniques to examine the fat content in the abdomin of 30 teenagers: single-slice MRI and multislice MRI. The overall main focus of this study was to determine the heart disease risk in teenagers.

After completing the research, the teams compared the results to the two currently established techniques, anthropometry and DEXA. It was concluded that this technique is an improvement over the current techniques. It allowed for much more accurate information of the abdomin whereas the anthropometry was not very precise and DEXA involved radiation. An important notice is that this technique is only for research right now and not for public use.

It is very interesting that they are improving on this technique.

http://health.msn.com/centers/diabetes/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100156844