Imaging Methods in Metabolic Conditions
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2024 | Viewed by 1168
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CT; ultrasound; cardiothoracic imaging; abdominal imaging
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: CT; MRI; neuroradiology; head and neck radiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diseases with metabolic components, such as cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, and obesity together account for most of the morbidity and mortality worldwide despite significant improvements in treatment. Pathophysiological mechanisms that connect atherosclerosis, excess weight and bone loss are complex. Bone loss is associated with both atherosclerosis and vascular calcification, and several studies showed that the association is independent of aging and other common risk factors. The effect of excess body weight on bone microarchitecture is more contradictory yet unclear. On the other hand, anatomic and functional imaging methods, especially computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound, are used increasingly in the diagnosis or follow up of many diseases with metabolic components. We think the imaging techniques might help to understand the physiology and pathophysiology of metabolic functions and their disorders.
This Special Issue is dedicated to understanding the connections between common metabolic conditions, with an emphasis on the use of different imaging techniques that will help understand complex interrelationships between risk factors and common pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of cardiovascular diseases, excess body weight and bone loss.
Dr. Danijela Budimir Mršić
Dr. Sanja Lovrić Kojundžić
Dr. Maja Marinović Guić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bone
- atherosclerotic plaque
- body weight
- adipose tissue
- vascular calcification
- CT
- MRI
- ultrasound
