Heterogeneous living donor hepatic fat distribution on MRI chemical shift imaging
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
; : 37-42, 2015.
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PURPOSE: We evaluated the heterogeneity of steatosis in living donor livers to determine its regional differences. METHODS: Between June 2011 and February 2012, 81 liver donors were selected. Fat fraction was estimated using magnetic resonance triple-echo chemical shifting gradient imaging in 13 different regions: segment 1 (S1), S2, S3, and each peripheral and deep region of S4, S5, S6, S7, and S8. RESULTS: There were differences (range, 3.2%-5.3%) in fat fractions between each peripheral and deep region of S4, S6, S7, and S8 (P < 0.001, P = 0.004, P < 0.001, and P = 0.006). Fat deposit amount in S1, S2, S3 and deep regions of S4-S8 were significantly different from one another (F [4.003, 58.032] = 8.684, P < 0.001), while there were no differences among the peripheral regions of S4-S8 (F [2.9, 5.3] = 1.3, P = 0.272) by repeated measure analysis of variance method. And regional differences of the amount of fat deposit in the whole liver increased as a peripheral fat fraction of S5 increased (R2 = 0.428, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Multifocal fat measurements for the whole liver are needed because a small regional evaluation might not represent the remaining liver completely, especially in patients with severe hepatic steatosis.
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Tissue Donors
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Population Characteristics
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Liver Transplantation
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Living Donors
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Fatty Liver
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Transplant Donor Site
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Liver
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Humans
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En
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Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
Year:
2015
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