Diagnostic Value of MRI Proton Density Fat Fraction for Assessing Liver Steatosis in Chronic Viral C Hepatitis

Diagnostic Value of MRI Proton Density Fat Fraction for Assessing Liver Steatosis in Chronic Viral C Hepatitis

Objective. To assess the diagnostic performance of a T1-independent, T2*-corrected multiecho magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the quantification of hepatic steatosis in a cohort of patients affected by chronic viral C hepatitis, using liver biopsy as gold standard. Methods. Eighty-one...

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Main Authors: Francesco Paparo, Giovanni Cenderello, Matteo Revelli, Lorenzo Bacigalupo, Mariangela Rutigliani, Daniele Zefiro, Luca Cevasco, Maria Amico, Roberto Bandelloni, Giovanni Cassola, Gian Luca Forni, Gian Andrea Rollandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/758164

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