Chunk #36 — Methods — Study-Specific Information: Framingham Heart Study — Volumetric adipose tissue imaging

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Genome-wide association for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose reveals a novel locus for visceral fat in women.

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Subjects underwent eight-slice MDCT imaging of the chest and abdomen in a supine position as previously described (LightSpeed Ultra, General Electric, Milwaukee, WI) [73]. Briefly, twenty-five contiguous five mm thick slices (120 kVp, 400 mA, gantry rotation time 500 ms, table feed 3∶1) were acquired covering 125 mm above the level of S1.