[11C]acetate PET as a tool for diagnosis of liver steatosis.

Marzieh NejabatAsha LeisserGeorgios KaranikasWolfgang WadsakMarkus MitterhauserMarius MayerhöferChristian KienbacherMichael TraunerMarcus HackerAlexander R Haug

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)

We showed for the first time that hepatic steatosis associates with increased [11C]acetate uptake. Also, severity of steatosis correlates with [11C]acetate uptake. [11C]acetate uptake PET seems promising for the assessment of liver steatosis.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
high fat diet
high fat diet induced
computed tomography
pet ct
positron emission tomography
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome