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ea0031p221 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2013

Brown adipose tissue identification in an adult human using IDEAL MRI

Reddy Narendra , Jones Terence , Wayte Sarah , Adesanya Oludolapo , Yeo Yen , Randeva Harpal , Kumar Sudhesh , Hutchinson Charles , Barber Tom

Aim: Manipulation of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) represents a novel therapeutic option for diabesity. The aim of our study was to develop and test a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based method to identify human BAT and delineate it from white adipose tissue (WAT), and validate it by providing immunohistochemical confirmation.Methods: Initial scanning with 18F-FDG PETCT radiotracer uptake on a 25-year-old Caucasian female wit...

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ea0025p347 | Thyroid | SFEBES2011

Retrospective analysis of thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) in a tertiary hospital

Nasir Alia , Sivaraman Subash , Alsafadi Hala , Ferryman Steve , Mathews Paul , Yeo Yen Ching , Goodfellow Tom , Hedley Nick , Brett Kim , Smith Barbara , Mehanna Hisham , Weickert Martin O , Sankar Sailesh

Aim: In this study we have compared the adequacy rates of FNA samples between more experienced and less experienced operators in thyroid FNA.Introduction: The prevalence of thyroid nodules is estimated to be about 47%, increasing up to 50% in the adult population. US guided FNA has become the preliminary investigation of choice for thyroid nodules, as it is widely available and has been proven to increase diagnostic efficacy....

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Brown adipose tissue identification in an adult human using IDEAL MRI

Retrospective analysis of thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) in a tertiary hospital

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