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A member asked:
Ultrasound helpful for abdominal obesity.?
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Depends: Depends on what you are looking for.
Answered 10/3/2016
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No: Obesity can make it difficult to obtain a quality us exam. For some research applications dexa, ct or MRI are used to measure the amount of fat and evaluate how it responds to obesity treatments.
Answered 6/11/2017
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