Utilizing Fully Automated Abdominal CT–Based Biomarkers for Opportunistic Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in Adults Without Symptoms

Abstract

Fully automated quantitative tissue measures of fat, muscle, and liver derived from abdominal CT scans can help identify individuals who are at risk for metabolic syndrome. These visceral measures can be opportunistically applied to CT scans obtained for other clinical indications, and they may ultimately provide a more direct and useful definition of metabolic syndrome.