Diagnostic Value of MRI Proton Density Fat Fraction for Assessing Liver Steatosis in Chronic Viral C Hepatitis.

Objective. To assess the diagnostic performance of a T1-independent, T2*-corrected multiecho magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the quantification of hepatic steatosis in a cohort of patients affected by chronic viral C hepatitis, using liver biopsy as gold standard. Methods. Eighty-one...

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Published in:	BioMed Research International Vol. 2015; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors:	Paparo, Francesco, Cenderello, Giovanni, Revelli, Matteo, Bacigalupo, Lorenzo, Rutigliani, Mariangela, Zefiro, Daniele, Cevasco, Luca, Amico, Maria, Bandelloni, Roberto, Cassola, Giovanni, Forni, Gian Luca, Rollandi, Gian Andrea
Format:	diagnostic images equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell 3/19/2015
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