Cerebral Blood Flow (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Cerebral Blood Flow

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Comparison of cerebral blood flow in 65 cognitively normal midlife individuals showed that individuals with obesity and high visceral adipose tissue have reduced blood flow in the temporal and parietal regions of the brain.

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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and Mahsa Dolatshahi, M.D., M.P.H.

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