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ArticleScientific reports2019

Proximal femur fat fraction variation in healthy subjects using chemical shift-encoding based MRI.

Pedro Augusto Gondim Teixeira, Tanguy Cherubin, Sammy Badr, Adrien Bedri, Romain Gillet, Eliane Albuisson, Alain Blum

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. 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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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pedro Augusto Gondim TeixeiraGuilloz imaging department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy, cedex, France. ped_gt@hotmail.com.
Tanguy CherubinGuilloz imaging department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy, cedex, France.
Sammy BadrDepartment of Radiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging, CHRU Lille Centre de Consultations et d'Imagerie de l'Appareil Locomoteur, 59037, Lille, France.
Adrien BedriGuilloz imaging department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy, cedex, France.
Romain GilletGuilloz imaging department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy, cedex, France.
Eliane AlbuissonCHRU-Nancy, DRCI, Département MPI, Unité de Méthodologie, Data management et Statistique UMDS, F-54000, Nancy, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1490-7549
Alain BlumGuilloz imaging department, Central Hospital, University Hospital Center of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy, cedex, France.
Centre d’Investigation Clinique Innovation Technologique de Nancy · FRCentre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the normal variation of bone marrow fat content in the proximal femur considering the influence of side, age, sex and body mass index using fat fraction MRI. From September 2012 to July 2016, the MRI of 131 patients (258 hips) considered to have a normal MRI appearance were retrospectively evaluated. Patient records were searched to allow calculation of the body mass index (BMI). Water-fat based chemical shift MRI was available for all patients included. Proton density fat fraction maps were calculated, and measurements were performed in the femoral epiphysis, intertrochanteric region, and greater trochanter. The influence of patient age, sex, hip side and BMI on fat fraction values was assessed. Fat fraction was significantly different in the different locations evaluated (P = 0.0001). Patient sex and age significantly influenced fat fraction values in all regions evaluated (P < 0.02) with the exception of the epiphysis for sex (p = 0.07). In all locations, PDFF values were higher in men compared to women (3.3%, 4.4% and 13.1% higher in the epiphysis, greater trochanter and intertrochanteric region respectively). The intertrochanteric region presented the lowest fat fraction values with the highest variation compared to the greater trochanter and the epiphysis. BMI only influenced fat fraction values in the intertrochanteric region of females over 42 years old (P = 0.014). The interobserver variability of the measurements performed was considered to be excellent (ICC = 0.968). In conclusion, patient sex, age, and measurement location significantly influenced fat fraction values indicating that specific standards of reference are needed depending on these factors.

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Healthy VolunteersAdipose TissueAdultAlgorithmsBody Mass IndexBone MarrowEpiphysesFemaleFemurHip JointHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProtonsRetrospective StudiesProtons

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