Head and Neck Imaging

Study on MRI Chemical Shift Imaging of Mild Fatty Liver

Author:YANG Yu1 , ZHOU Zhi-hui2 , LI Ping1

affiliation:1 Department of Radiology, the First Hospital of Hunan University of TCM, Changsha 410000, Hunan Province, China; 2 Pharmaceutical Preparation Section, First Hospital of Hunan University of TCM, Changsha 410000, Hunan Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To investigate the MRI chemical shift imaging of the mild fatty liver. Methods To explore the imaging characteristics of MRI chemical shift among 35 cases of normal liver and mild fatty liver. MRI sequence of T1WI phase (in-phase), T1WI reverse phase (out-phase). Results The T1WI in phase signal of 35 cases of normal liver were basic signal, the T1WI out phase showed high signal. The T1WI in phase signal of 35 cases of mild fatty liver were equisignal, 21 cases showed equal T1WI reverse phase signal, 14 cases showed slightly higher signal. Conclusion When Liver out-phase signal is equal to or slightly higher than the in-phase signal, it should be considered mild fatty liver.

【Keyword】Normal Liver; Mild Fatty Liver; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Inphase; Out-phase

【Chart number】R445.2; R575.5

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2015.09.024