棕色脂肪影像学与心血管疾病的研究进展

Progress of imaging in brown adipose tissue and its impact on cardiovascular diseases

棕色脂肪是一种产热脂肪,对心血管系统具有保护作用,可以延缓心血管疾病的进展,有望成为心血管疾病预后的生物标志物。目前针对棕色脂肪开发了较多影像检测方法,包括核素成像、MRI、红外热成像及影像组学等。就棕色脂肪的生理学、对心血管疾病的影响及影像检测方法等方面的研究进展进行综述。

As a type of thermogenic adipose tissue,brown adipose tissue(BAT)has protective effect on cardiovascular system and delays the development of cardiovascular disease,which may become the biomarkers for prognosis of the cardiovascular disease.Many imaging methods for detecting BAT have been developed,including radionuclide imaging,magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),infrared thermal imaging and radiomics.This paper reviews the research progress on the physiology of BAT,its impact on cardiovascular diseases and imaging methods.