Noninvasive assessment of steatosis and viability of cold-stored human liver grafts by MRI.

Liam A J YoungCarlo D L CeresaFerenc E MózesJane EllisLadislav ValkovičRichard CollingConstantin-C CoussiosPeter J FriendChristopher T Rodgers

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2021)

Temperature correction is essential for robust measurement of proton density fat fraction and T1 in cold-stored human livers. These parameters may provide a noninvasive measure of viability for transplantation.

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