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01.10.2014 | Research Article
Initial clinical application of modified Dixon with flexible echo times: hepatic and pancreatic fat assessments in comparison with 1H MRS
verfasst von:
Roshan S. Livingstone, Paul Begovatz, Sabine Kahl, Bettina Nowotny, Klaus Straßburger, Guido Giani, Jürgen Bunke, Michael Roden, Jong-Hee Hwang
Erschienen in:
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2014
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Abstract
Objects
Hepatic and pancreatic fat content become increasingly important for phenotyping of individuals with metabolic diseases. This study aimed to (1) evaluate hepatic fat fractions (HFF) and pancreatic fat fractions (PFF) using 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and the recently introduced fast mDixon method, and to examine body fat effects on HFF and PFF, (2) investigate regional differences in HFF and PFF by mDixon.
Materials and methods
HFF and PFF were quantified by mDixon with two flexible echo times and by single voxel 1H MRS in 24 healthy subjects. The regional differences of PFF within the pancreas were assessed with mDixon. Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat was assessed by T1-weighted MRI at 3T.
Results
Both methods correlated well for quantification of HFF (r = 0.98, p < 0.0001) and PFF (r = 0.80, p < 0.0001). However, mDixon showed a higher low limit in HFF and PFF. PFF showed no regional differences using mDixon. In addition, both visceral and subcutaneous fat correlated with pancreatic fat, while only visceral fat correlated with liver fat, employing both 1H MRS and mDixon.
Conclusion
The novel and fast two-point mDixon exhibits a good correlation with the gold-standard 1H MRS for assessment of HFF and PFF, with limited sensitivity for assessing lower fat content.