2019
Semiautomated Measure of Abdominal Adiposity Using Computed Tomography Scan Analysis
Srikumar T, Siegel E, Gu Y, Balagurunathan Y, Garcia A, Chen Y, Zhou J, Zhao X, Gillies R, Clark W, Gamenthaler A, Choi J, Shibata D. Semiautomated Measure of Abdominal Adiposity Using Computed Tomography Scan Analysis. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 237: 12-21. PMID: 30694786, PMCID: PMC7771581, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisceral fat areaSubcutaneous fat areaTotal fat areaFat areaTomography scan analysisAbdominal adiposityIntraclass correlationL4-L5 intervertebral levelAverage body mass indexSubcutaneous fat ratioBody mass indexMedian ageRectal adenocarcinomaRisk stratificationMass indexIntervertebral levelObesity epidemicRadiologic methodsAdipose tissueSemiautomated measureAdiposityFat ratioHuman pathophysiologyImaging suiteSemiautomated method
2017
Quantitative Assessment of Visceral Obesity and Postoperative Colon Cancer Outcomes
Ozoya O, Siegel E, Srikumar T, Bloomer A, DeRenzis A, Shibata D. Quantitative Assessment of Visceral Obesity and Postoperative Colon Cancer Outcomes. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017, 21: 534-542. PMID: 28101721, PMCID: PMC5560865, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3362-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVisceral obesityPostoperative morbidityObese patientsShort-term postoperative outcomesOverall complication rateColon cancer outcomesMeasures of adiposityColon cancer patientsMetabolic comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsComplication ratePostoperative outcomesVisceral adipositySurgical morbidityMass indexRisk stratificationRetrospective studyCancer outcomesCancer patientsTomography assessmentPreoperative CTMortality rateStage IColon cancer