Quantification of liver fat content with CT and MRI: state of the art

J Starekova, D Hernando, PJ Pickhardt, SB Reeder - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Hepatic steatosis is defined as pathologically elevated liver fat content and has many
underlying causes. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic …

Linearity, bias, and precision of hepatic proton density fat fraction measurements by using MR imaging: a meta-analysis

T Yokoo, SD Serai, A Pirasteh, MR Bashir, G Hamilton… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the linearity, bias, and precision of hepatic proton density fat fraction
(PDFF) measurements by using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging across different field …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative ultrasound approaches for diagnosis and monitoring hepatic steatosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

AM Pirmoazen, A Khurana, A El Kaffas, A Kamaya - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a major global health concern with increasing prevalence,
associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Recently, quantitative ultrasound-based …

Automated whole-liver MRI segmentation to assess steatosis and iron quantification in chronic liver disease

D Martí-Aguado, A Jiménez-Pastor, Á Alberich-Bayarri… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Standardized manual region of interest (ROI) sampling strategies for hepatic
MRI steatosis and iron quantification are time consuming, with variable results. Purpose To …

Fat fraction mapping using magnetic resonance imaging: insight into pathophysiology

TJP Bray, MD Chouhan, S Punwani… - The British journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Adipose cells have traditionally been viewed as a simple, passive energy storage depot for
triglycerides. However, in recent years it has become clear that adipose cells are highly …

Standardized approach for ROI-based measurements of proton density fat fraction and R2* in the liver

CA Campo, D Hernando, T Schubert… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility (interreviewer
agreement) and repeatability (intrareviewer agreement) of ROI sampling strategies to …

Diagnostic accuracy of CE-CT, MRI and FDG PET/CT for detecting colorectal cancer liver metastases in patients considered eligible for hepatic resection and/or local …

K Sivesgaard, LP Larsen, M Sørensen, S Kramer… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced computed
tomography (CE-CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and combined …

Clinical strategy of diagnosing and following patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease based on invasive and noninvasive methods

M Yoneda, K Imajo, H Takahashi, Y Ogawa… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important cause of chronic liver injury in many
countries. The incidence of NAFLD is rising rapidly in both adults and children, because of …

Feasibility of modified Dixon MRI techniques for hepatic fat quantification in hepatic disorders: validation with MRS and histology

B Kang, M Kim, SY Song, DW Jun… - The British journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To assess the feasibility of proton density fat fraction (PDFF) MRI for estimating
hepatic fat fraction with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and histology as …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic fat quantification of magnetic resonance imaging whole-liver segmentation for assessing the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: comparison …

QH Zhang, Y Zhao, SF Tian, LH Xie… - … Imaging in Medicine …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Accurate and early assessment of the hepatic fat content is crucial for patients
with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). For years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …