Published online Oct 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i10.293
Peer-review started: September 6, 2023
First decision: September 19, 2023
Revised: September 20, 2023
Accepted: September 28, 2023
Article in press: September 28, 2023
Published online: October 28, 2023
Hepatic steatosis is a global healthcare concern.
There is a clinical need to determine how good existing magnetic resonance (MR) techniques are in evaluating hepatic steatosis.
The primary objective was to test the diagnostic performance of two- and six-point Dixon MR techniques in evaluating hepatic steatosis.
A retrospective single center study was performed in patients with suspected diffuse parenchymal liver disease. All patients underwent MR imaging assessment with two-point Dixon, six-point Dixon and MR spectroscopy. Findings on two-point Dixon and six-point Dixon were compared against the reference standard, MR spectroscopy.
We found an excellent correlation (≥ 0.95) between fat fraction estimates on two- and six-point Dixon when compared against magnetic resonance spectroscopy (P < 0.001).
Two- and six-point Dixon are useful MR techniques for evaluating patients with hepatic steatosis.
MR techniques can provide accurate non-invasive assessment of hepatic steatosis.