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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2011; 17(25): 3012-3019
Published online Jul 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3012
Published online Jul 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3012
T1-weighted dual-echo MRI for fat quantification in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Lucia Pacifico, Caterina Anania, Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161-Rome, Italy
Michele Di Martino, Carlo Catalano, Valeria Panebianco, Mario Bezzi, Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161-Rome, Italy
Claudio Chiesa, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, 00133-Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Pacifico L, Anania C and Chiesa C designed the study; Pacifico L, Di Martino M and Anania C collected the data; Di Martino M, Catalano C, Panebianco V and Bezzi M performed the measurements and analyses; Catalano C, Panebianco V and Bezzi M drafted the manuscript; Chiesa C wrote the manuscript; all the authors participated in the critical review and in the final approval of the manuscript.
Supported by A grant from Sapienza University of Rome (Progetti di Ricerca Universitaria 2008-2009)
Correspondence to: Claudio Chiesa, MD, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, 00133-Rome, Italy. claudio.chiesa@ift.cnr.it
Telephone: +39-6-49979215 Fax: +39-6-49979216
Received: December 13, 2010
Revised: March 1, 2011
Accepted: March 8, 2011
Published online: July 7, 2011
Revised: March 1, 2011
Accepted: March 8, 2011
Published online: July 7, 2011
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