Khalil
N. Salman1, Puneet Sharma2, Bobby Kalb1,
Hiroumi Kitajima2, Christina Lurie1, Miriam Vos3,
Diego R. Martin1
1Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta,
GA, United States; 2Radiology, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA,
United States; 3Pediatrics, CHOA, Atlanta, GA, United States
Non
Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease(NAFLD) has become a serious problem in the USA.
biopsy procedures are invasive and pose a high risk of morbidity. MRS of the
liver along with volumetric visceral and subcutaneous fat measurement have
shown to be an independent measure of fatty liver. This study investigates
the correlation between volumetric fat measurements and hepatic fat fraction
using HISTO technique.