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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2015

3.0T ¹H magnetic resonance spectroscopy for assessment of steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Qian Zhang, Hui-Mao Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Chun-Yu Zhang

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Qian ZhangQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Hui-Mao ZhangQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Wen-Qian QiQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Yong-Gui ZhangQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Ping ZhaoQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Jian JiaoQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Jiang-Bin WangQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
Chun-Yu ZhangQian Zhang, Wen-Qian Qi, Yong-Gui Zhang, Ping Zhao, Jian Jiao, Jiang-Bin Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the utility of (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS) as a noninvasive test for steatosis in patients infected with hepatitis C virus.

methodsNinety patients with chronic hepatitis C and pathology data underwent 3.0T (1)H MRS, and the results of MRS and pathological analysis were compared.

resultsThis group of patients included 26 people with mild fatty liver (28.89%), 16 people with moderate fatty liver (17.78%), 18 people with severe fatty liver (20.0%), and 30 people without fatty liver (33.33%). The water peak was near 4.7 parts per million (ppm), and the lipid peak was near 1.3 ppm. Analysis of variance revealed that differences in the lipid peak, the area under the lipid peak, ratio of the lipid peak to the water peak, and ratio of the area under the lipid peak to the area under the water peak were statistically significant among the groups. Specifically, as the severity of fatty liver increased, the value of each index increased correspondingly. In the pairwise comparisons, the mean lipid peak, area under the lipid peak, ratio of the lipid peak to the water peak, and ratio of the area under the lipid peak to the area under the water peak were significantly different between the no fatty liver and moderate fatty liver groups, whereas no differences were noted between the severe fatty liver group and the mild or moderate fatty liver group. Area under the ROC curve (AUC) of area ratio in lipid and water and ratio in lipid and water in the no fatty liver group to mild fatty liver group, mild fatty liver group to moderate fatty liver group, and moderate fatty liver disease group to severe fatty liver group, were 0.705, 0.900, and 0.975, respectively.

conclusion(1)H MRS is a noninvasive technique that can be used to provide information on the effect of liver steatosis on hepatic metabolic processes. This study indicates that the (1)H MRS can be used as an indicator of steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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Proton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyAdultAgedArea Under CurveBiomarkersBiopsyFatty LiverFemaleHepatitis C, ChronicHumansLipidsLiverMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesBiomarkersLipidsWater1HAntiviral therapyHepatitis CMagnetic resonance spectroscopy

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