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Conversion map from quantitative parameter map** to myelin water fraction: comparison with R1·R2* and myelin water fraction in white matter
ObjectiveTo clarify the relationship between myelin water fraction (MWF) and R 1 ⋅ R 2 * and to develop a method to calculate MWF directly from...
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Detecting microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using the impeded diffusion fraction technique to sense macromolecular coordinated water
ObjectivesImpeded diffusion fraction (IDF) is a novel and promising diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) technique that allows for the detection of...
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Preliminary study for prediction of benign vertebral compression fracture age by quantitative water fraction using modified Dixon sequences: an imaging biomarker of fracture age
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate whether quantitative water fraction parameters could predict fracture age in patients with benign vertebral...
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Comparing magnetic resonance liver fat fraction measurements with histology in fibrosis: the difference between proton density fat fraction and tissue mass fat fraction
ObjectiveMagnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) provides a powerful method of measuring fat fraction. However, previous studies have shown that MRS...
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Improvement in the estimation of perfusable tissue fraction and myocardial flow reserve in the ischemic myocardial lesions using ECG-gated dynamic myocardial PET with 15O-water
ObjectivePerfusable tissue fraction (PTF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR) from 15 O-water dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) are parameters...
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Left-ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from cardiac ECG-gated 15O-water positron emission tomography compared to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging using simultaneous hybrid PET/MR
Background15 O-water PET is the gold standard for noninvasive quantification of myocardial blood flow. In addition to evaluation of ischemia, the...
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Preserved Ejection Fraction Heart Failure
Purpose of the ReviewPreserved ejection fraction heart failure and obesity frequently coexist. Whether obesity plays a consistent role in the...
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Longitudinal MR-based proton-density fat fraction (PDFF) and T2* for the assessment of associations between bone marrow changes and myelotoxic chemotherapy
ObjectivesMR imaging-based proton density fat fraction (PDFF) and T2* imaging has shown to be useful for the evaluation of degenerative changes in...
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Deuterium Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Quantifies Tumor Fraction in a Mouse Model of a Mixed Radiation Necrosis / GL261-Glioblastoma Lesion
PurposeDistinguishing recurrent brain tumor from treatment effects, including late time-to-onset radiation necrosis (RN), presents an on-going...
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Real-time ultrasound-derived fat fraction in pediatric population: feasibility validation with MR-PDFF
BackgroundNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in children. To avoid limitations of liver...
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MRI proton density fat fraction for estimation of tumor grade in steatotic hepatocellular carcinoma
ObjectivesImage-based detection of intralesional fat in focal liver lesions has been established in diagnostic guidelines as a feature indicative of...
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Endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation effects of F5 fraction of Crinum amabile chloroform extract
BackgroundVascular dysfunction can lead to many health problems including hypertension and heart disease. The complexities of vascular dysfunction...
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Assessing breast density using the chemical-shift encoding-based proton density fat fraction in 3-T MRI
ObjectivesThere is a clinical need for a non-ionizing, quantitative assessment of breast density, as one of the strongest independent risk factors...
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Feasibility of spectral CT–derived extracellular volume fraction for differentiating aldosterone-producing from nonfunctioning adrenal nodules
ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility of spectral CT–derived extracellular volume (ECV) for differentiating aldosterone-producing nodules (APN) from...
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In vitro bioassays for monitoring drinking water quality of tap water, domestic filtration and bottled water
BackgroundLocation-specific patterns of regulated and non-regulated disinfection byproducts (DBPs) were detected in tap water samples of the...
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Evaluation of proton density fat fraction (PDFF) obtained from a vendor-neutral MRI sequence and MRQuantif software
ObjectiveTo validate the proton density fat fraction (PDFF) obtained by the MRQuantif software from 2D chemical shift encoded MR (CSE–MR) data in...
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Quantitative US fat fraction for noninvasive assessment of hepatic steatosis in suspected metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
ObjectivesTo evaluate the agreement between quantitative ultrasound system fat fraction (USFF) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H-MRS)...
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Advance in the pharmacological and comorbidities management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: evidence from clinical trials
The prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for approximately 50% of the total heart failure population, and...
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Aquaporin water channels: roles beyond renal water handling
Aquaporin (AQP) water channels are pivotal to renal water handling and therefore in the regulation of body water homeostasis. However, beyond the...
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Quantitative ultrasound fatty liver evaluation in a pediatric population: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging of liver proton density fat fraction
BackgroundBiopsy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis, the leading cause of pediatric chronic liver disease; however, its...
