Quantification of liver fat content with CT and MRI: state of the art

J Starekova, D Hernando, PJ Pickhardt, SB Reeder - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Hepatic steatosis is defined as pathologically elevated liver fat content and has many
underlying causes. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic …

Noninvasive assessment of liver disease in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

L Castera, M Friedrich-Rust, R Loomba - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to afflict approximately 1 billion
individuals worldwide. In a subset of NAFLD patients, who have the progressive form of …

Advanced body composition assessment: from body mass index to body composition profiling

M Borga, J West, JD Bell, NC Harvey… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper gives a brief overview of common non-invasive techniques for body composition
analysis and a more in-depth review of a body composition assessment method based on …

[PDF][PDF] Noninvasive, quantitative assessment of liver fat by MRI‐PDFF as an endpoint in NASH trials

C Caussy, SB Reeder, CB Sirlin, R Loomba - Hepatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common cause of chronic liver
disease worldwide, and the progressive form of this condition, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

EM Brunt, VWS Wong, V Nobili, CP Day… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disorder characterized by excess accumulation
of fat in hepatocytes (nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL)); in up to 40% of individuals, there are …

[PDF][PDF] Optimal threshold of controlled attenuation parameter with MRI‐PDFF as the gold standard for the detection of hepatic steatosis

C Caussy, MH Alquiraish, P Nguyen… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The optimal threshold of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) for the detection of hepatic
steatosis using both M and XL probe is unknown in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) …

Quantitative elastography methods in liver disease: current evidence and future directions

P Kennedy, M Wagner, L Castéra, CW Hong… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Chronic liver diseases often result in the development of liver fibrosis and ultimately,
cirrhosis. Treatment strategies and prognosis differ greatly depending on the severity of liver …

Linearity, bias, and precision of hepatic proton density fat fraction measurements by using MR imaging: a meta-analysis

T Yokoo, SD Serai, A Pirasteh, MR Bashir, G Hamilton… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the linearity, bias, and precision of hepatic proton density fat fraction
(PDFF) measurements by using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging across different field …

Diagnostic value of MRI-PDFF for hepatic steatosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis

J Gu, S Liu, S Du, Q Zhang, J Xiao, Q Dong, Y Xin - European radiology, 2019 - Springer
Objective To systematically review studies about the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic
resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) in the classification of hepatic …

[PDF][PDF] Magnetic resonance elastography predicts advanced fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective study

R Loomba, T Wolfson, B Ang, J Hooker, C Behling… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Retrospective studies have shown that two‐dimensional magnetic resonance elastography
(2D‐MRE), a novel MR method for assessment of liver stiffness, correlates with advanced …