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Deep learning-accelerated MRI for hepatic proton density fat fraction (DL-PDFF) demonstrates high agreement with conventional acquisition methods while reducing scan time, though the specific measurement approach used (segmentation vs. ROI) introduces systematic differences. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the linearity and agreement of deep learning-accelerated liver proton density fat fraction (DL-PDFF) against conventional PDFF and MR spectroscopy across manual and automated measurement approaches.

August 19, 2026Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Deep Learning‐Accelerated MRI Assessment of Hepatic Proton Density Fat Fraction: Agreement With Conventional Acquisition Across Manual and Automated Measurement Approaches

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SYSeo Yeon YounSeoul St. Mary's Hospital BKBohyun KimSamsung Medical Center HLHyunsoo LeeKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Retrospective study demonstrates high agreement between deep learning-accelerated and conventional liver fat MRI in adults, indicating shortened breath-hold scan feasibility.

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To evaluate the linearity and agreement of deep learning-accelerated liver proton density fat fraction (DL-PDFF) against conventional PDFF and MR spectroscopy across manual and automated measurement approaches.
Retrospective evaluation of a fat phantom and 96 adults (53 males; median age, 64 years) imaged at 3 T with chemical shift-encoded multi-echo gradient-echo sequences.
Acquisitions were compared between DL-PDFF (10-second breath-hold, acceleration factor 6) and conventional PDFF (14-second breath-hold, acceleration factor 4).
Hepatic fat was quantified using single region-of-interest (ROI), multiple ROIs, and automated whole-liver segmentation, analyzed via Bland-Altman limits of agreement (LoA) and Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC).
Within identical measurement approaches, DL-PDFF showed strong agreement with conventional PDFF for single ROI (bias, -0.24%; CCC, 0.94), multiple ROIs (bias, -0.002%; CCC, 0.99), and whole-liver segmentation (bias, 0.12%; CCC, 0.99).
Cross-method comparisons between DL-PDFF segmentation and conventional multiple ROIs demonstrated a larger systematic bias of 0.57% (95% LoA, -0.77 to 1.91; CCC, 0.97).
DL-PDFF yielded a significantly higher whole-liver standard deviation (Hodges-Lehmann difference, 0.55%; ρ = 0.95) and residual fitting error (median, 2.80 vs. 1.92) relative to conventional acquisition.

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Youn et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8562eb03308d306e2d5d79 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.70511

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Retrospective study demonstrates high agreement between deep learning-accelerated and conventional liver fat MRI in adults, indicating shortened breath-hold scan feasibility.

Deep Learning‐Accelerated MRI Assessment of Hepatic Proton Density Fat Fraction: Agreement With Conventional Acquisition Across Manual and Automated Measurement Approaches

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Deep Learning‐Accelerated MRI Assessment of Hepatic Proton Density Fat Fraction: Agreement With Conventional Acquisition Across Manual and Automated Measurement Approaches

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