Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is one of the most common genetic disorders among
persons of northern European descent. There have been recent advances in the diagnosis …

Iron overload disorders represent a variety of conditions that lead to increased total body
iron stores and resultant end‐organ damage. An elevated ferritin and transferrin‐iron …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a frequent cause of chronic liver diseases,
ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-related liver cirrhosis …

New ultrasound methods that can be used to quantitatively assess liver fat content have
recently been developed. These quantitative ultrasound (QUS) methods are based on the …

Purpose To determine utility of proton density fat fraction (PDFF) measurements for
quantifying the liver fat content in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and …

Hepatic steatosis is the most prevalent liver disorder in the developed world. It is closely
associated with features of metabolic syndrome, especially insulin resistance and obesity …

Purpose To describe and demonstrate the feasibility of a novel multiecho reconstruction
technique that achieves simultaneous water‐fat decomposition and T2* estimation. The …

Fatty liver disease comprises a spectrum of conditions (simple hepatic steatosis,
steatohepatitis with inflammatory changes, and end-stage liver disease with fibrosis and …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been an emerging major health problem, and
the most common cause of chronic liver disease in Western countries. Traditionally, liver …

Quantification of fat has been investigated using images acquired from multiple gradient
echos. The evolution of the signal with echo time and flip angle was measured in phantoms …