MRI-determined fat content of human liver, pancreas and kidney

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 1993-1998
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Table 1 Spearman’s correlation coefficients (r_s) between measures of obesity, and MRI fat measurements according to Dixon’s two point technique in kidney, liver and pancreas after correction by MRS

n = 36	Correlation
n = 36	BMI	Subc.fat	Kidney fat	Liver fat	Pancreas fat
BMI	-	0.765^b	0.264	0.517^b	0.349^a
Subcutaneous
Fat (cm)	0.765^b	-	0.256	0.447^b	0.442^b
Liver fat (%)	0.517^b	0.447^b	0.231	-	0.428^b
Pancreas fat (%)	0.349^a	0.442^b	0.081	0.428^b	-
Kidney fat (%)	0.264	0.256	-	0.231	0.081

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01. MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; MRS: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; BMI: Body mass index.

Citation: Sijens PE, Edens MA, Bakker SJ, Stolk RP. MRI-determined fat content of human liver, pancreas and kidney. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(16): 1993-1998
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i16/1993.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1993