Quantitative assessment of liver fat with magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy

SB Reeder, I Cruite, G Hamilton… - Journal of magnetic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatic steatosis is characterized by abnormal and excessive accumulation of lipids within
hepatocytes. It is an important feature of diffuse liver disease, and the histological hallmark …

Assessment of abdominal adipose tissue and organ fat content by magnetic resonance imaging

HH Hu, KS Nayak, MI Goran - obesity reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
As the prevalence of obesity continues to rise, rapid and accurate tools for assessing
abdominal body and organ fat quantity and distribution are critically needed to assist …

The diagnostic accuracy of US, CT, MRI and 1H-MRS for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis compared with liver biopsy: a meta-analysis

AE Bohte, JR Van Werven, S Bipat, J Stoker - European radiology, 2011 - Springer
Objective To meta-analyse the diagnostic accuracy of US, CT, MRI and 1 H-MRS for the
evaluation of hepatic steatosis. Methods From a comprehensive literature search in …

Quantification of hepatic steatosis with T1-independent, T2*-corrected MR imaging with spectral modeling of fat: blinded comparison with MR spectroscopy

S Meisamy, CDG Hines, G Hamilton, CB Sirlin… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To prospectively compare an investigational version of a complex-based chemical
shift–based fat fraction magnetic resonance (MR) imaging method with MR spectroscopy for …

Combination of complex‐based and magnitude‐based multiecho water‐fat separation for accurate quantification of fat‐fraction

H Yu, A Shimakawa, CDG Hines… - Magnetic resonance …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Multipoint water–fat separation techniques rely on different water–fat phase shifts generated
at multiple echo times to decompose water and fat. Therefore, these methods require …

Staging hepatic fibrosis: comparison of gadoxetate disodium–enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging—preliminary observations

H Watanabe, M Kanematsu, S Goshima, H Kondo… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate the utility of hepatocyte-phase gadoxetate disodium–enhanced
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in staging hepatic fibrosis and to compare it with diffusion …

Reproducibility of MRI‐determined proton density fat fraction across two different MR scanner platforms

GH Kang, I Cruite, M Shiehmorteza… - Journal of magnetic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐determined proton density fat
fraction (PDFF) reproducibility across two MR scanner platforms and, using MR …

[HTML][HTML] Startup circuit training program reduces metabolic risk in Latino adolescents

JN Davis, LE Gyllenhammer, AA Vanni… - Medicine and science …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose This study aimed to test the effects of a circuit training (CT; aerobic+ strength
training) program, with and without motivational interviewing (MI) behavioral therapy, on …

Muscle fat fraction in neuromuscular disorders: dual-echo dual-flip-angle spoiled gradient-recalled MR imaging technique for quantification—a feasibility study

M Gaeta, E Scribano, A Mileto, S Mazziotti, C Rodolico… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To prospectively evaluate the muscle fat fraction (MFF) measured with dual-echo
dual-flip-angle spoiled gradient-recalled acquisition in the steady state (SPGR) magnetic …

Quantification of fat infiltration in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: comparison of three MR imaging methods

M Gloor, S Fasler, A Fischmann, T Haas… - Journal of magnetic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To analyze and compare three quantitative MRI methods to determine the degree
of muscle involvement in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). Materials and …