Dual-layer spectral-detector CT for detecting liver steatosis by using proton density fat fraction as reference.

Min WangHongyu ChenYue MaRuobing BaiSizhe GaoLinlin YangWenli GuoCong ZhangChengjun KangYu LanYanqiu SunYonggao ZhangXigang XiaoYang Hou

Published in: Insights into imaging (2024)

Liver biopsy is the standard for grading liver steatosis, but is limited by its invasive nature. The diagnostic performance of liver steatosis using SDCT-Zeff outperforms conventional CT parameters. SDCT-Zeff accurately and noninvasively assessed the grade of liver steatosis.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
high fat diet
computed tomography
image quality
adipose tissue
optical coherence tomography
skeletal muscle