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Human brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity (SUVmax) has been typically evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxy glucose (FDG)–positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT). In this study, the objective was to detect human BAT by near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy (NIRTRS), a noninvasive and simple method for measuring total hemoglobin concentration [total-Hb] and reduced scattering coefficient (μs′) in the tissue. The [total-Hb] in the supraclavicular region of the BAT (+) (SUVmax ≥ 2.0) group was 95.0 ± 28.2 μM (mean +/− SD), which was significantly higher than that of the BAT (−) (SUVmax < 2.0) group (52.0 ± 14.8 μM), but not in other regions apart from the BAT deposits. The μs′ in the supraclavicular region of the BAT (+) group was 8.4 ± 1.7 cm−1, which was significantly higher than that of BAT (−) group (4.3 ± 1.0 cm−1), but not in other regions. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve closest to (0, 1) for [total-Hb] and μs′ to discriminate BAT (+) from BAT (−) was 72.5 μM and 6.3 cm−1, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for both parameters were 87.5, 100, and 93.3 %, respectively. Our novel NIRTRS method is noninvasive, simple, and inexpensive compared with FDG-PET/CT, and is reliable for detecting human BAT.
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Nirengi, S. et al. (2016). Evaluation of Brown Adipose Tissue Using Near-Infrared Time-Resolved Spectroscopy. In: Elwell, C.E., Leung, T.S., Harrison, D.K. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXVII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 876. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3023-4_46
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