Keywords: Liver, Fat, segmental hepatic fat distribution
Purpose
To investigate the segmental distribution of hepatic fat fraction in hematologic patients.
Methods
The liver of 44 patients examined with 3D MR multi-echo gradient-echo was segmented semiautomatically and subdivided into nine segments. Segmental fat content was determined on PDFF maps and tested for statistically significant differences.
Results
Highly significant differences were detected. Segments 1 to 3 had the highest fat content, segments 7 and 8 the lowest.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that liver segments may represent functional aspects in fat metabolism and/or storage in addition to their anatomical significance. Fat distribution in hematologic patients was similar to living donors.
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