University of Virginia Health System Dec 23 2024 Everyone knows the health risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but UVA Health scientists are developing a noninvasive way to assess the health risks of unseen fat around the heart. The researchers, led by Frederick H. Epstein, PhD, of the University of Virginia's Department of Biomedical Engineering, are seeking to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the composition of adipose tissue – fat – that surrounds the