MRI in identifying hepatic steatosis in obese children and relation to ultrasonography and metabolic findings

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 493-499

  Pozzato, Carlo ^a,c   Radaelli, Giovanni ^b,c   Dall'Asta, Chiara ^a   Verduci, Elvira ^c   Villa, Anna ^a   Villa, Chiara ^a   Scaglioni, Silvia ^c   Riva, Enrica ^c   Pontiroli, Antonio E ^a   Cornalba, Gianpaolo ^a   Giovannini, Marcello ^c  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Italy)

^b Unit of Medical Statistics   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging; Fatty liver; Obesity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TRUNK; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; LIVER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TRANSAMINASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 59649111378     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31817b6e10     Document Type: Article

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