Is MR spectroscopy really the best MR-based method for the evaluation of fatty liver in diabetic patients in clinical practice?

Is MR spectroscopy really the best MR-based method for the evaluation of fatty liver in diabetic patients in clinical practice?

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is the best Magnetic Resonance (MR)-based method when compared to gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection and quantification of liver steatosis in diabetic patients in the clinical practice using liver biopsy...

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Main Authors: Daniella Braz Parente, Rosana Souza Rodrigues, Fernando Fernandes Paiva, Jaime Araújo Oliveira Neto, Lilian Machado-Silva, Valeria Lanzoni, Carlos Frederico Ferreira Campos, Antonio Luis Eiras-Araujo, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Philippe Garteiser, Marilia de Brito Gomes, Renata de Mello Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4245094?pdf=render

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