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. 2021 Oct 25;301(2):250–262. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021204288

Figure 10:

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can occur at an early age. Chemical shift–encoded (CSE) MRI allows reliable noninvasive quantification of liver fat content in children. These examples show representative proton density fat fraction (PDFF) maps obtained with CSE MRI within a single breath hold in (A) an 11-year-old boy with normal (<5%) liver fat content, (B) a 12-year-old boy with moderate steatosis, (C) an 11-year-old boy with moderate-to-severe steatosis, and (D) a 27-year-old man with severe steatosis.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can occur at an early age. Chemical shift–encoded (CSE) MRI allows reliable noninvasive quantification of liver fat content in children. These examples show representative proton density fat fraction (PDFF) maps obtained with CSE MRI within a single breath hold in (A) an 11-year-old boy with normal (<5%) liver fat content, (B) a 12-year-old boy with moderate steatosis, (C) an 11-year-old boy with moderate-to-severe steatosis, and (D) a 27-year-old man with severe steatosis.