@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003821,
 author = {Hatta,  Tomoko and Fujinaga,  Yasunari and Kadoya,  Masumi and Ueda,  Hitoshi and Murayama,  Hiroaki and Kurozumi,  Masahiro and Ueda,  Kazuhiko and Komatsu,  Michiharu and Nagaya,  Tadanobu and Joshita,  Satoru and Kodama,  Ryo and Tanaka,  Eiji and Uehara,  Tsuyoshi and Sano,  Kenji and Tanaka,  Naoki},
 issue = {12},
 journal = {JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {To assess the degree of hepatic fat content, simple and noninvasive methods with high objectivity and reproducibility are required. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one such candidate, although its accuracy remains unclear. We aimed to validate an MRI method for quantifying hepatic fat content by calibrating MRI reading with a phantom and comparing MRI measurements in human subjects with estimates of liver fat content in liver biopsy specimens. The MRI method was performed by a combination of MRI calibration using a phantom and double-echo chemical shift gradient-echo sequence (double-echo fast low-angle shot sequence) that has been widely used on a 1.5-T scanner. Liver fat content in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD, n = 26) was derived from a calibration curve generated by scanning the phantom. Liver fat was also estimated by optical image analysis. The correlation between the MRI measurements and liver histology findings was examined prospectively. Magnetic resonance imaging measurements showed a strong correlation with liver fat content estimated from the results of light microscopic examination (correlation coefficient 0.91, P < 0.001) regardless of the degree of hepatic steatosis. Moreover, the severity of lobular inflammation or fibrosis did not influence the MRI measurements. This MRI method is simple and noninvasive, has excellent ability to quantify hepatic fat content even in NAFLD patients with mild steatosis or advanced fibrosis, and can be performed easily without special devices., Article, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 45(12):1263-1271 (2010)},
 pages = {1263--1271},
 title = {Accurate and simple method for quantification of hepatic fat content using magnetic resonance imaging: a prospective study in biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease},
 volume = {45},
 year = {2010}
}