Open AccessT1-weighted dual-echo MRI for fat quantification in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Author(s) -
Lucia Pacifico,
Michele Di Martino,
Carlo Catalano,
Valeria Panebianco,
Mario Bezzi,
Caterina Anania,
Claudio Chiesa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3012
Subject(s) - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , steatosis , medicine , fatty liver , gastroenterology , magnetic resonance imaging , liver biopsy , biopsy , radiology , disease
To determine in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing liver fat concentration.