Point-of-care magnetic resonance technology to measure liver fat: Phantom and first-in-human pilot study.

Mark BarahmanEduardo GrunvaldPablo J PradoAlejandro BussandriWalter C HendersonTanya WolfsonKathryn J FowlerClaude B Sirlin

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2022)

POC NMR measures PDFF accurately in phantoms and, in a first-in-human pilot study, is feasible and accurate in adults with obesity. Further testing to determine precision and accuracy across larger and more diverse cohorts is needed.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
endothelial cells
induced pluripotent stem cells
high resolution
metabolic syndrome
pluripotent stem cells
type diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
weight loss
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
weight gain
fatty acid
contrast enhanced
skeletal muscle
monte carlo