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Oz Lab's research on Fat Imaging

We have developed an innovative methodology for creating ultrasound phantoms that replicate the fat vesicle size characteristic of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).

NIH funding: Mechanisms of maternal high fat diet induced susceptibility to gut inflammation in offspring

CACTUS Lab clinical services include contrast-enhanced ultrasound, antegrade nephrostogram, elastography, liver fat quantification, percutaneous ethanol (Alcohol) ablation (PEA), Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which excess fat is stored in the liver in people who drink little or no alcohol.

Publications Content for Cozen Lab.

The Metabolic Phenotyping Core provides state-of-the-art analytical and phenotypical measures to the scientific community inside and outside of UT Southwestern.

Meet our Principal Investigator, Beatriz Fontoura, Ph.D.

ROI of gWAT (blue), sWAT (red) and BAT (yellow) were highlighted, and the fat pad volume was measured PAQR4 overexpression leads to a dramatic reduction in fat mass.

Matthews University School of Medicine Brian Shirley Research Assistant I Lee University March '04 – May '07 Medical Student – Edward College of Osteopathic Medicine (Virginia Tech University) Paul Williams Research Assistant I Austin College February '05 – May '07 Kerra Kepley Research Technician II