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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2019

Measuring large lipid droplet sizes by probing restricted lipid diffusion effects with diffusion-weighted MRS at 3T.

Dominik Weidlich, Julius Honecker, Oliver Gmach, Mingming Wu, Rainer Burgkart, Stefan Ruschke, Daniela Franz, Bjoern H Menze, Thomas Skurk, Hans Hauner and 2 more

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Article in Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dominik WeidlichDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Julius HoneckerElse Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Oliver GmachChair for Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
Mingming WuDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Rainer BurgkartClinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Stefan RuschkeDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Daniela FranzDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Bjoern H MenzeDepartment of Computer Science, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas SkurkElse Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Hans HaunerElse Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Ulrich KulozikChair for Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
Dimitrios C KarampinosDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Klinikum rechts der Isar · DEFresenius (Germany) · DELeibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich · DETechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

European Research Council 677661
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe in vivo probing of restricted diffusion effects in large lipid droplets on a clinical MR scanner remains a major challenge due to the need for high b-values and long diffusion times. This work proposes a methodology to probe mean lipid droplet sizes using diffusion-weighted MRS (DW-MRS) at 3T.

methodsAn analytical expression for restricted diffusion was used. Simulations were performed to evaluate the noise performance and the influence of particle size distribution. To validate the method, oil-in-water emulsions were prepared and examined using DW-MRS, laser deflection and light microscopy. The tibia bone marrow was scanned in volunteers to test the method repeatability and characterize microstructural differences at different locations.

resultsThe simulations showed accurate and precise droplet size estimation when a sufficient SNR is reached with minor dependence on the size distribution. In phantoms, a good correlation between the measured droplet sizes by DW-MRS and by laser deflection (R

conclusionThe presented methods were able to probe restricted diffusion effects in lipid droplets using DW-MRS and to estimate lipid droplet size. The methodology was validated using phantoms and the in vivo feasibility in bone marrow was shown based on a good repeatability and findings in agreement with literature.

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Signal Processing, Computer-AssistedAdipose TissueAdultBone MarrowComputer SimulationDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansLipid DropletsParticle SizePhantoms, ImagingTibiaadipocytes diameteradipose tissue microstructurediffusion of fatDW-MRSlipid droplet

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