Multimodal Imaging for the Detection of Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in Women: A Pilot Study Using NIRS and Infrared Thermography

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Temperature (a) and StO₂ (b) values averaged on five lean subjects and on five overweight subjects, together with the 95% confidence intervals. The points on the graphs indicate the intragroup’s significant differences of the measurements over the time versus the baseline value (), the diamonds indicate the intragroup’s significant differences of the measurement after ice stimulus versus 180 minutes (), and the stars indicate significant differences between the two groups for the corresponding measurements at the same time step (). ^• for intragroup difference versus time 0; for difference between lean and overweight groups; and ^♦ for intragroup difference versus time 180.

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