Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic tissue with potential as a therapeutic target in the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders. The most used technique for quantifying human BAT activity is the measurement of ¹⁸F‐fluorodeoxyglucose uptake via a positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan following exposure to cold. However, several studies have indicated the measurement of the supraclavicular skin temperature (SST) by infrared thermography (IRT) to be a less invasive alternative. This work reviews the state of the art of this latter method as a means of determining BAT activity in humans.

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红外热成像法估计人的锁骨上皮肤温度和BAT活性：系统评价。

棕色脂肪组织（BAT）是产热组织，在治疗肥胖症和相关代谢异常方面具有作为治疗靶标的潜力。定量人类BAT活性最常用的技术是在暴露于寒冷后通过正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描来测量¹⁸ F-氟脱氧葡萄糖摄入量。但是，一些研究表明，通过红外热像仪（IRT）进行锁骨上皮肤温度（SST）的测量是一种侵入性较小的替代方法。这项工作回顾了后一种方法的最新技术，作为确定人体中BAT活性的一种手段。