3.0T 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy for assessment of steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Table 2 ¹H magnetic resonance spectroscopy spectrum parameters for different fatty liver pathological levels

Group	Peak of fat	Fat area under the peak	Peak of water	Water area under the peak	Fat/water peak ratio	Fat/water under the peak area ratio
No fatty liver	81.4 ± 46.1	32.56 ± 18.44	1450 ± 540	575.9 ± 216.4	0.0789 ± 0.0612	0.0846 ± 0.0531
Mild fatty liver	181.5 ± 87.7	71.87 ± 35.14	1340 ± 590	528.4 ± 223.8	0.2038 ± 0.1552	0.2124 ± 0.1588
Moderate fatty liver	596.4 ± 293.8a	238.6 ± 117.5a	1460 ± 670	582.6 ± 247.9	0.6344 ± 0.4924a	0.5968 ± 0.4326a
Severe fatty liver	1155.6 ± 250.2a	462.2 ± 120.16a	1420 ± 480	568.7 ± 197.2	0.8856 ± 0.4795a	0.8742 ± 0.4528a

^aP < 0.05, vs no fatty liver group and mild fatty liver group.