Mustafa R Bashir, Tanya Wolfson, Anthony C Gamst, Kathryn J Fowler, Michael Ohliger, Shetal N Shah, Adina Alazraki, Andrew T Trout, Cynthia Behling, Daniela S Allende, Rohit Loomba, Arun Sanyal, Jeffrey Schwimmer, Joel E Lavine, Wei Shen, James Tonascia, Mark L Van Natta, Adrija Mamidipalli, Jonathan Hooker, Kris V Kowdley, Michael S Middleton, Claude B Sirlin
BACKGROUND: The liver R2* value is widely used as a measure of liver iron but may be confounded by the presence of hepatic steatosis and other covariates. PURPOSE: To identify the most influential covariates for liver R2* values in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). STUDY TYPE: Retrospective analysis of prospectively acquired data. POPULATION: Baseline data from 204 subjects enrolled in NAFLD/NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) treatment trials...
October 14, 2018: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: JMRI