PURPOSE: Assess the effect of fat deposition on the MRI diffusion coefficients in lipid emulsion-based phantoms and patients with proven isolated liver steatosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diffusion-weighted MRI with 11 b values from 0-500 s/mm(2) was performed in phantoms (fat fractions 0-18 %) with and without fat suppression and in 19 patients with normal liver (n = 14) or isolated liver steatosis (n = 5) proven by histopathology. The apparent, pure and perfusion-related diffusion coefficients and the perfusion fraction were measured. Spearman correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparisons. RESULTS: A strong correlation between the apparent and pure diffusion coefficients and fat fractions was seen in phantoms. The pure diffusion coefficient decreased significantly in patients with liver steatosis (0.96 ± 0.16 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s versus 1.18 ± 0.09 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s in normal liver, P = 0.005), whereas the decrease in apparent diffusion coefficient did not reach statistical significance (1.26 ± 0.25 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s versus 1.41 ± 0.14 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s in normal liver, P = 0.298). CONCLUSIONS: Fat deposition decreases the apparent and pure diffusion coefficients in lipid emulsion-based phantoms and patients with isolated liver steatosis proven by histopathology.
PURPOSE: Assess the effect of fat deposition on the MRI diffusion coefficients in lipid emulsion-based phantoms and patients with proven isolated liver steatosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diffusion-weighted MRI with 11 b values from 0-500 s/mm(2) was performed in phantoms (fat fractions 0-18 %) with and without fat suppression and in 19 patients with normal liver (n = 14) or isolated liver steatosis (n = 5) proven by histopathology. The apparent, pure and perfusion-related diffusion coefficients and the perfusion fraction were measured. Spearman correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparisons. RESULTS: A strong correlation between the apparent and pure diffusion coefficients and fat fractions was seen in phantoms. The pure diffusion coefficient decreased significantly in patients with liver steatosis (0.96 ± 0.16 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s versus 1.18 ± 0.09 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s in normal liver, P = 0.005), whereas the decrease in apparent diffusion coefficient did not reach statistical significance (1.26 ± 0.25 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s versus 1.41 ± 0.14 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s in normal liver, P = 0.298). CONCLUSIONS: Fat deposition decreases the apparent and pure diffusion coefficients in lipid emulsion-based phantoms and patients with isolated liver steatosis proven by histopathology.
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