PubMed ID:
23382291
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2013
Affiliation: Liver Imaging Group, Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, 408 Dickinson St, San Diego, CA 92103-8226, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.12120896
Authors:
Brunt EM,
Bydder M,
Gamst AC,
Hamilton G,
Lavine JE,
Loomba R,
Middleton M,
Schwimmer JB,
Sirlin CB,
Sun M,
Tang A,
Tan J,
Wolfson T
Studies:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-estimated proton density fat fraction (PDFF) for assessing hepatic steatosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by using centrally scored histopathologic validation as the reference standard.