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Assessment of MRF for simultaneous T1 and T2 quantification and water–fat separation in the liver at 0.55 T
ObjectiveThe goal of this work was to assess the feasibility of performing MRF in the liver on a 0.55 T scanner and to examine the feasibility of...
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Sex-specific differences in ectopic fat and metabolic characteristics of paediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Background/ObjectivesSex-specific differences in obesity-related metabolic characteristics of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have rarely...
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Quantification of testicular fat content: the value of evaluating testicular function after cryptorchidism surgery
BackgroundTo investigate the correlation between testicular fat content (TFC) and sex hormone levels in patients with cryptorchidism and its value in...
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Improved free-breathing liver fat and iron quantification using a 2D chemical shift–encoded MRI with flip angle modulation and motion-corrected averaging
Objectives3D chemical shift–encoded (CSE) MRI enables accurate and precise quantification of proton density fat fraction (PDFF) and R2*, biomarkers...
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Liver PDFF estimation using a multi-decoder water-fat separation neural network with a reduced number of echoes
ObjectiveTo accurately estimate liver PDFF from chemical shift-encoded (CSE) MRI using a deep learning (DL)-based Multi-Decoder Water-Fat separation...
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Quantitative evaluation of hepatic steatosis using attenuation imaging in a pediatric population: a prospective study
BackgroundObesity and fatty-liver disease are increasingly common in children. Hepatic steatosis is becoming the most common cause of chronic liver...
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Diffuse and focal liver fat: advanced imaging techniques and diagnostic insights
The fatty liver disease represents a complex, multifaceted challenge, requiring a multidisciplinary approach for effective management and research....
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Myocardial fat accumulation is associated with cardiac dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes, especially in elderly or female patients: a retrospective observational study
BackgroundEctopic fat is fat that accumulates in or around specific organs or compartments of the body including myocardium. The clinical features of...
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Quantification of ectopic fat storage in the liver and pancreas using six-point Dixon MRI and its association with insulin sensitivity and β-cell function in patients with central obesity
ObjectivesTo assess the association of ectopic fat deposition in the liver and pancreas quantified by Dixon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with...
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Fat-containing hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: proposal of a diagnostic modification regarding enhancement characteristics
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop and validate an algorithm for the non-invasive diagnosis of these fat-containing HCCs.
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Automatic segmentation of fat metaplasia on sacroiliac joint MRI using deep learning
ObjectiveTo develop a deep learning (DL) model for segmenting fat metaplasia (FM) on sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI and further develop a DL model for...
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Myocardial tissue characterization by cardiovascular magnetic resonance T1 map** and pericardial fat quantification in adolescents with morbid obesity. Cardiac dimorphism by gender
PurposeChanges in the myocardial extracellular matrix (ECM) identified using T1 map** cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) have been only...
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Comprehensive assessment of osteoporosis in lumbar spine using compositional MR imaging of trabecular bone
ObjectivesTo comprehensively assess osteoporosis in the lumbar spine, a compositional MR imaging technique is proposed to quantify proton fractions...
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Independent Association Between Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Muscle Wasting in Patients with Heart Failure: A Single-Center, Ambispective, Observational Study
BackgroundAlthough proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) play a pivotal role in the prevention and treatment of gastric acid-related diseases and...
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Sex-specific associations in multiparametric 3 T MRI measurements in adult livers
BackgroundMRI relaxometry map** and proton density fat fraction (PDFF) have been proposed for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis. However,...
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mDIXON-Quant technique diagnostic accuracy for assessing bone mineral density in male adult population
BackgroundTo investigate the diagnostic efficacy of mDIXON-Quant technique for prediction of bone loss in male adults.
MethodsOne hundred...
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Quantitative liver MRI biomarkers: what the radiologist should know
Quantitative MRI biomarkers are increasingly requested in clinical practice in the management of patients with chronic liver diseases, to evaluate...
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Fat-only Dixon: how to use it in body MRI
The Dixon method for fat/water separation is widely used to obtain uniform fat suppression using the water-only reconstruction. However, the fat-only...
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Metabolic implications of pancreatic fat accumulation
Fat accumulation outside subcutaneous adipose tissue often has unfavourable effects on systemic metabolism. In addition to non-alcoholic fatty liver...
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The correlation between hepatic controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) value and insulin resistance (IR) was stronger than that between body mass index, visceral fat area and IR
BackgroundHepatic controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) is a novel marker for quantifying hepatic fat accumulation. Insulin resistance (IR) plays a...
