Quantification of pancreatic proton density fat fraction in diabetic pigs using MR imaging and IDEAL-IQ sequence

Abstract Background Recent studies have highlighted the correlation between diabetes and pancreatic fat infiltration. Notably, pancreatic fat content (PFC) is a potential biomarker in diabetic patients, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides an effective method for noninvasive assessment of p...

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Main Authors: Yidi Chen, Liling Long, Zijian Jiang, Ling Zhang, Delin Zhong, Xialing Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-019-0336-2