Diagnostic performance of a rapid magnetic resonance imaging method of measuring hepatic steatosis.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Hepatic steatosis is associated with an increased risk of developing serious liver disease and other clinical sequelae of the metabolic syndrome. However, visual estimates of steatosis from histological sections of biopsy samples are subjective and reliant on an invasi...

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Main Authors: Michael J House, Eng K Gan, Leon A Adams, Oyekoya T Ayonrinde, Sander J Bangma, Prithi S Bhathal, John K Olynyk, Tim G St Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23555650/?tool=EBI