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 …

Fetal programming of human energy homeostasis brain networks: issues and considerations

JM Rasmussen, PM Thompson, S Entringer… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we present a transdisciplinary framework and testable hypotheses regarding
the process of fetal programming of energy homeostasis brain circuitry. Our model proposes …

Magnetization‐prepared GRASP MRI for rapid 3D T1 mapping and fat/water‐separated T1 mapping

L Feng, F Liu, G Soultanidis, C Liu… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This study aimed to (i) develop Magnetization‐Prepared Golden‐angle RAdial
Sparse Parallel (MP‐GRASP) MRI using a stack‐of‐stars trajectory for rapid free‐breathing …

Free-breathing quantification of hepatic fat in healthy children and children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using a multi-echo 3-D stack-of-radial MRI technique

T Armstrong, KV Ly, S Murthy, S Ghahremani… - Pediatric …, 2018 - Springer
Background In adults, noninvasive chemical shift encoded Cartesian magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) and single-voxel magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy (SVS) accurately …

Free‐breathing fat and R2* quantification in the liver using a stack‐of‐stars multi‐echo acquisition with respiratory‐resolved model‐based reconstruction

M Schneider, T Benkert, E Solomon… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a free‐breathing hepatic fat and quantification method by extending a
previously described stack‐of‐stars model‐based fat‐water separation technique with …

Effect of respiratory motion on free‐breathing 3D stack‐of‐radial liver relaxometry and improved quantification accuracy using self‐gating

X Zhong, T Armstrong, MD Nickel… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop an accurate free‐breathing 3D liver mapping approach and to evaluate
it in vivo. Methods A free‐breathing multi‐echo stack‐of‐radial sequence was applied in 5 …

3D mapping of the placenta during early gestation using free‐breathing multiecho stack‐of‐radial MRI at 3T

T Armstrong, D Liu, T Martin… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Multiecho gradient‐echo Cartesian MRI characterizes placental oxygenation by
quantifying. Previous research was performed at 1.5 T using breath‐held 2D imaging during …

Uncertainty‐aware physics‐driven deep learning network for free‐breathing liver fat and R2* quantification using self‐gated stack‐of‐radial MRI

SF Shih, SG Kafali, KL Calkins… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a deep learning‐based method for rapid liver proton‐density fat fraction
(PDFF) and R2* quantification with built‐in uncertainty estimation using self‐gated free …

Free‐breathing volumetric liver and proton density fat fraction quantification in pediatric patients using stack‐of‐radial mri with self‐gating motion compensation

X Zhong, HH Hu, T Armstrong, X Li… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Stack‐of‐radial multiecho gradient‐echo MRI is promising for free‐breathing
liver quantification and may benefit children. Purpose To validate stack‐of‐radial MRI with …

A variable flip angle golden‐angle‐ordered 3D stack‐of‐radial MRI technique for simultaneous proton resonant frequency shift and T1‐based thermometry

L Zhang, T Armstrong, X Li… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop and evaluate a variable‐flip‐angle golden‐angle‐ordered 3D stack‐of‐
radial MRI technique for simultaneous proton resonance frequency shift (PRF) and T1 …