Cited by 332Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsNMR spectroscopy and applications

Quantification of liver fat using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Thomsen, Carsten, Becker, Ulrik, Winkler, Kjeld, Christoffersen, Per, Jensen, Mikael, Henriksen, Ole·1994·Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract

Localized proton MR spectroscopy using stimulated echoes was used to quantify the liver fat concentration in patients with various degrees of fatty liver due to alcohol abuse. Ten patients underwent a liver biopsy followed by chemical triglyceride estimation of the fatty content. A statistically significant correlation was found between the fat concentration measured in the liver biopsies, and the concentration calculated from the spectroscopic experiments (r = 0.9, p < .001). Quantitative assessment of liver fat concentrations using localized spectroscopy is superior to methods based on differences in relaxation times, and can be used to estimate the fat concentration over the full range of fat content in contrast to the spectroscopic imaging methods. Localized spectroscopy may replace liver biopsy in the diagnosis of diffuse fatty infiltrations, and can be used for follow-up, due to its noninvasive nature.

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Authors
Thomsen, C., Becker, U., Winkler, K., Christoffersen, P., Jensen, M., & Henriksen, O.
Affiliations
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author
Thomsen, Carsten
Venue
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1994-01
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
487-495
ISSN
0730-725X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2093071246
Cited by
332
References
37
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FWCI
1.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › NMR spectroscopy and applications
Keywords
liver fat quantification, 1H NMR, stimulated echo, alcoholic fatty liver, liver biopsy, triglyceride content, non-invasive diagnosis
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Biopsy, Fatty Liver, Alcoholic, Female, Humans, Lipids, Liver, Male, Middle Aged, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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