Non-invasive assessment and quantification of liver steatosis by ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance

NF Schwenzer, F Springer, C Schraml, N Stefan… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Quantification of liver fat with magnetic resonance imaging

SB Reeder, CB Sirlin - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2010 - mri.theclinics.com
Fat deposition is a common condition of the liver. Fat is the histologic hallmark of
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) but also may occur with alcohol abuse, viral …

Assessing adiposity: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MA Cornier, JP Després, N Davis, DA Grossniklaus… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
The prevalence of obesity in the United States and the world has risen to
epidemic/pandemic proportions. This increase has occurred despite great efforts by …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: impact of ethnicity

JD Browning, LS Szczepaniak, R Dobbins… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), its
pathogenesis and clinical significance remain poorly defined. In this study, we examined …

[HTML][HTML] Proton density fat-fraction: a standardized MR-based biomarker of tissue fat concentration

SB Reeder, HH Hu, CB Sirlin - Journal of magnetic resonance …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
On February 19–22, the 2012 ISMRM Workshop on Fat–Water Separation was held in Long
Beach, California. Over 130 attendees from 13 countries convened to discuss historical …

In vivo characterization of the liver fat 1H MR spectrum

G Hamilton, T Yokoo, M Bydder, I Cruite… - NMR in …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A theoretical triglyceride model was developed for in vivo human liver fat 1H MRS
characterization, using the number of double bonds ( CH CH), number of methylene …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure hepatic triglyceride content: prevalence of hepatic steatosis in the general population

LS Szczepaniak, P Nurenberg… - American Journal …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Despite the increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the criteria
used to diagnose the disorder remain poorly defined. Localized proton magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of aerobic and resistance exercise training on liver enzymes and hepatic fat in Iranian men with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A Shamsoddini, V Sobhani, MEG Chehreh… - Hepatitis …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has different prevalence rates in
various parts of the world and is a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease that …

Non-invasive assessment of hepatic steatosis: prospective comparison of the accuracy of imaging examinations

SS Lee, SH Park, HJ Kim, SY Kim, MY Kim, DY Kim… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Despite increasing use of various imaging examinations for non-
invasive assessment of hepatic steatosis (HS), their relative accuracy is unknown. The …

Measurement of intracellular triglyceride stores by H spectroscopy: validation in vivo

LS Szczepaniak, EE Babcock… - American journal …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
We validate the use of 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to quantitatively
differentiate between adipocyte and intracellular triglyceride (TG) stores by monitoring the …