PET-CT using @entity419 is employed for detecting brown adipose tissue (BAT) in @entity1 . Alternative methods are needed because of the radiation and cost of PET-CT imaging. The aim was to evaluate the accuracy of infrared thermography (IRT) in detecting @entity1 BAT benchmarked to PET-CT imaging. Seventeen individuals underwent a total of 29 PET-CT scans, 12 of whom were studied twice, after 2 h of cold stimulation at 19  C, in parallel with measurement of skin temperatures overlying the supraclavicular ( @entity6723 ) fossa and the lateral upper chest (control), before and after cold stimulation. Of the 29 scans, 20 were BAT positive after cold stimulation. The mean left @entity6723 temperature tended to be higher in the BAT-positive group before and during cooling. It was significantly higher (P = 0.04) than the temperature of the control area, which fell significantly during cooling in the BAT-positive (-1.2    0.3  C, P = 0.002) but not in the negative (-0.2    0.4  C) group. The temperature difference (  temp) between left @entity6723 and chest increased during cooling in the BAT-positive (1.2    0.2 to 2.0    0.3  C, P < 0.002) but not in the negative group (0.6    0.1 to 0.7    0.1  C). A   temp of 0.9  C conferred a positive predictive value of 85% for @entity6723 BAT, superior to that of @entity6723 temperature. The findings were similar on the right. In conclusion, the   temp is significantly and consistently greater in BAT-positive subjects. The   temp quantified by IRT after 2-h cooling shows promise as a noninvasive convenient technique for studying @entity6723 BAT function.

Infrared thermography in the detection of brown adipose tissue in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['humans', 'human'] @entity419 :: ('MESH:D019788', 'Chemical') :: ['(18)F-FDG'] @entity6723 :: ('227859', 'Species') :: ['SCV']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['humans']
