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Abstract #1523

Innovative Application of MR in the Complementary and Alternative Medical System of Ayurveda

Rama Jayasundar1, Ankur Poddar2, Ariachery Ammini3, Ashok Kumar Mukhopadhyaya4

1Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; 2Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; 3Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; 4Department of Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

This study explores how MRI can be used innovatively for scientific research and validation of traditional medicine, and focuses on the predictive and personalised Indian medical system of ayurveda. In particular, correlation between ayurvedic clinical phenotyping, and MRI assessed subcutaneous fat (SF) measurements in abdomen and thigh was studied in 28 healthy volunteers, who were phenotyped according to the ayurvedic indices. Whole body MRI in the coronal plane for evaluating fat distribution was also carried out. Significant associations were observed between phenotypes considered in ayurveda to be predisposed to obesity and diabetes, and regional and whole body subcutaneous fat distribution.

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