Magnetic resonance imaging and liver histology as biomarkers of hepatic steatosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Autor: Schwimmer, JB, Middleton, MS, Behling, C, Newton, KP, Awai, HI, Paiz, MN, Lam, J, Hooker, JC, Hamilton, G, Fontanesi, J, Sirlin, CB
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
Zdroj: Schwimmer, JB; Middleton, MS; Behling, C; Newton, KP; Awai, HI; Paiz, MN; et al.(2015). Magnetic resonance imaging and liver histology as biomarkers of hepatic steatosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology, 61(6), 1887-1895. doi: 10.1002/hep.27666. UC San Diego: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0t69b2vx
Popis: © 2015 by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in children. In order to advance the field of NAFLD, noninvasive imaging methods for measuring liver fat are needed. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown great promise for the quantitative assessment of hepatic steatosis but has not been validated in children. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the correlation and diagnostic accuracy of MRI-estimated liver proton density fat fraction (PDFF), a biomarker for hepatic steatosis, compared to histologic steatosis grade in children. The study included 174 children with a mean age of 14.0 years. Liver PDFF estimated by MRI was significantly (P
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