Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a promising noninvasive method for evaluating hepatic fat.
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Supports research use of MRI for hepatic fat quantification; leaves open routine clinical adoption pending prospective validation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is capable of providing clinically-valuable images for hepatic diseases such as the fatty liver and has become a promising noninvasive method in evaluating human liver under normal and diseased conditions (1-9). Fatty liver is one of the most common abnormalities. Recent surveys have shown that it affects up to 15% of the general population and it is higher among those with obesity and high alcohol consumption (10-12).
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Pang et al. (2012) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 8 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: