Naomi S Sakai1, Kusuma Chaiyasoot1, Alan Bainbridge2, Margaret Hall-Craggs1, Rachel L Batterham1, and Stuart A Taylor1
1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
- Patients without T2D remission after bariatric surgery have a greater VAT:SAT ratio
- Body fat distribution may help to identify patients more likely to achieve T2D remission after bariatric surgery
- Ectopic liver and pancreatic fat did not differ between patients with and without remission
Figure 2.
Example of ROI placement on PDFF maps of (a) the liver and (b) the body and tail of the pancreas.
Figure 4.
Graphs showing comparison of body composition parameters between the no remission and remission groups.
(a) VAT:SAT ratio (median ± IQR), (b) FM index (mean ± SD), (c) FFM index (mean ± SD), (d) SM index (mean ± SD).