This methodological approach to assessing obesity is based on the prepilot work conducted on a small sample of men and women (25-58 years of age) in a laboratory setting. The use of skinfold calipers, body mass index, and sonographic imaging of adipose and visceral fat were obtained. In this pre-experimental work, the rigorous use of sonographic measures of visceral fat demonstrated better trend results than the other measurement tools. The sonographic methods employed were modeled after the work published by Hamagawa et al. All measurements were taken five times, and only the middle three were retained for mean data points. The data are compared and contrasted with a paucity of international studies using sonography to measure visceral adiposity. It is important to determine whether sonography could serve as a non-ionizing imaging technique for the assessment of body composition and a screening technique for cardiovascular disease prediction.

Cystic adventitial disease is a cause of nonatherosclerotic intermittent claudication. The diagnosis should be most frequently considered in middle-aged men without significant cardiovascular risk factors. The etiology of a cystic adventitial disease is not known, but direct communication between a joint and a cyst is considered to be the source of the disease. Patients affected by cystic adventitial disease frequently present with either claudication or swelling, involving the lower extremities. A characteristic popliteal cyst appearance is seen on noninvasive imaging that confirms the underlying diagnosis. A familial history of cystic adventitial disease requiring surgical intervention in multiple first-degree relatives indicates the need for further research into the possibility of a familial predisposition associated with the condition. In this report, the etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment methods are discussed.

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