Quantitative analysis of hepatic fat fraction by single-breath-holding MR spectroscopy with T 2 correction: Phantom and clinical study with histologic assessment

Radiological Physics and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-225

  Hayashi, Norio ^a,b   Miyati, Tosiaki ^c   Minami, Takashi ^d   Takeshita, Yumie ^c   Ryu, Yasuji ^c   Matsuda, Tsuyoshi ^e   Ohno, Naoki ^c   Hamaguchi, Takashi ^b   Kato, Kenichiro ^c   Takamura, Toshinari ^c   Matsui, Osamu ^c  

^a GUNMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kijima Hospital   (Japan)

^e GE HealthCare Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fat fraction; Liver; MRI; Spectroscopy; T 2 correction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; SINGLE-BREATH-HOLDING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BREATH HOLDING; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873108044     PISSN: 18650333     EISSN: 18650341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12194-012-0191-0     Document Type: Article

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