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Abstract #0376

Frame-by-Frame 1H MRS for In Vivo Pancreatic Fat Quantification

Qing Yuan 1 , Daniella F Pinho 1 , Ivan E Dimitrov 2,3 , Ivan Pedrosa 1,2 , Yin Xi 1 , Ildiko Lingvay 4 , Anna Vanderheiden 4 , and Robert E Lenkinski 1,2

1 Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 2 Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 3 Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH, United States, 4 Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

Accurate pancreatic fat quantification using 1H MRS in humans is challenging due to the fact that the pancreas is surrounded by visceral fat, and it moves with respiration. In this study, frame-by-frame acquisition with different respiratory compensation methods was performed. Single frame spectrum analysis shows large variation of fat fraction regardless of the respiratory compensation method utilized. Our results indicate that frame-by-frame acquisition is crucial for 1H MRS of pancreas in vivo. Using the minimum fat fraction from all frames may be a more reliable method when measuring pancreatic fat content.

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