CMR Short Reviews
- The Concept of CMR
  Historical background on global cardiometabolic risk, epidemiological aspects of obesity and type 2 diabetes, ABCs of cardiovascular disease risk factors, intra-abdominal adiposity, metabolic syndrome and contribution to cardiometabolic risk.
- Evaluating CMR
  Research and clinical tools to identify individuals with excess intra-abdominal adiposity and quantify their risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (global cardiometabolic risk).
- Managing CMR
  Notions and practical tools to better manage the abdominally obese patient with excess intra-abdominal adiposity and related clustering abnormalities.
Documentation Centre
- Slides, videos and more

Documentation Centre

September 25, 2015: What is the best reference site for a single MRI slice to assess whole-body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes in healthy adults? Am J Clin Nutr. 2015;102:58-65; Schweitzer L, Geisler C, Pourhassan M, Braun W, Glüer CC, Bosy-Westphal A, Müller MJ

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Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution, Adipose Tissue, Documentation Centre

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