Assessment of the degree of abdominal myosteatosis by magnetic resonance imaging in subjects with diabetes, prediabetes and healthy controls from the general population

There are significant differences in the degree of abdominal myosteatosis between subjects with T2DM, prediabetes and healthy controls, that may be confounded by VAT. However, abdominal myosteatosis by MRI might serve as a cardiometabolic imaging-biomarker, specifically in the setting of impaired glucose metabolism.